Mangaluru: BJP Dakshina Kannada district president Sathish Kumpala condemned AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge ’s statement against Prime Minister Modi, saying it reflected the Congress mindset, and demanded an apology.
Expressing outrage over the words used by the Congress national president regarding the Prime Minister during an event in Patna, Bihar , Kumpala said they represented the height of desperation and reflected Congress party’s mindset. He said such behaviour was unacceptable from someone with long-standing experience holding major responsibilities in public life. Their sense that ruling the country is their exclusive right bears testimony to their arrogant attitude,” he said and demanded that Kharge apologise for his remarks against the Prime Minister, who works day and night to keep the country on the path of development while upholding its honour. Mangaluru City South MLA Vedavyas Kamath said the Congress party and its leaders, having failed to win the trust of the nation’s people, reveal their desperation through the language they use. Earlier reporting noted: BJP protests Kharge’s remark on PM’s father in Bihar and Jharkhand The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) units in Bihar and Jharkhand on Monday (October 26, 2026) staged protests against Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge over his controversial remark, “ Modi ka baap bhi jayega ” (Modi’s father will also be defeated), made at a party event in Patna.
“Such remarks from Congress leaders, who are restless without power, are leading to their downfall. He added that Mallikarjun Kharge’s language reflects his own personality and does not diminish the Prime Minister’s dignity in the slightest. BJP leaders and workers in both States took out marches and burnt effigies of the Congress leader. Kharge. Before burning his effigy, some protesters slapped it to register their protest. They also carried placards and posters bearing slogans against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. Several senior party leaders and office-bearers, including Cooperative Minister Ram Kripal Yadav and MLA and Chief Whip Sanjeev Chaurasia, participated in the protest.
Earlier reporting noted: In Patna, hundreds of BJP workers, led by State unit president Sanjay Saraogi, took to the streets and raised slogans against Mr. Earlier reporting noted: The protesters gathered near the State BJP office and marched through the Income Tax roundabout to Dak Bungalow Chauraha, where they burnt an effigy of the Congress president.