Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday spoke to Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and inquired about his health after his sudden illness during campaigning…reports Asian Lite News
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, who fell ill while addressing a poll campaign rally in J&K’s Kathua district on Sunday, said that he won’t die till Prime Minister Narendra Modi is “removed” from power.
While addressing a huge gathering on the last day of the campaign for the third and final phase of the state Assembly elections, he said: “We will fight to restore statehood. I am 83 years old, I am not going to die so early. I will stay alive until Prime Minister Narendra Modi is removed from power.”
As Kharge fell dizzy on stage, several party leaders rushed to support him.
Claiming that the Central government never wanted to conduct elections in J&K, Kharge said: “They would have done it within a couple of years if they wanted to. They started preparing for elections after the Supreme Court’s order. They did not want elections. They wanted to operate a remote-controlled government through the Lt Governor.”
Alleging that PM Modi did not give anything to the country’s youth in the last 10 years, Kharge said: “Can you believe in a person who cannot bring back your prosperity in 10 years? If a BJP leader comes in front of you, ask them if they brought prosperity or not.”
After the campaign rally, the Congress president will undergo a preliminary medical examination to ascertain the reason for dizziness.
The National Conference and Congress are fighting the J&K Assembly polls in a pre-poll alliance against the BJP. According to the terms of the agreement between the two parties, the NC has fielded candidates for 52 constituencies and the Congress for 31.
The two alliance partners have left two seats uncontested, one in the Kashmir Valley for CPI-M and the other in the Jammu division for the Panthers Party.
Both, the Congress and the NC have fielded candidates for five seats in Sopore, Nagrota, Kishtwar, Doda and Banihal. The two parties are poised for a friendly contest in these five seats.
Two phases of the three-phased J&K Assembly polls ended on September 18 and September 25. Voting for the third and final phase is scheduled for October 1. The counting of votes is scheduled for October 8.
Around 40 Assembly seats, including 11 in Jammu, six in Kathua, three in Samba and four in Udhampur districts of Jammu division, will go to polls on October 1.
In the two districts of Baramulla and Kupwara of the Valley, 16 Assembly constituencies will vote.
Campaigning for the third phase will end at 6 p.m. on Sunday
Shah slams Kharge over remarks on PM
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday criticised Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge over his remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying it was “distasteful and disgraceful”.
Taking this to social media X, HM Shah stated, “Yesterday, the Congress President Shri Mallikarjun Kharge Ji has outperformed himself, his leaders and his party in being absolutely distasteful and disgraceful in his speech.”
“In a bitter display of spite, he unnecessarily dragged PM Modi into his personal health matters by saying that he would die only after removing PM Modi from power. It just shows how much hate and fear these Congress people have of PM Modi, that they are thinking of him constantly,” said HM Shah.
HM Shah further stated, “As for the health of Kharge, PM Modi prays, I pray and we all pray that he lives a long, healthy life. May he continue to live for many years and may he live to see the creation of a Viksit Bharat by 2047.”
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday spoke to Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and inquired about his health after his sudden illness during campaigning.
“PM Modi spoke to Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge Ji and enquired about his health,” the Prime Minister’s Office said.
Rahul highlights growth of ‘Indira Fellowship’
Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi emphasised the growth of ‘Indira Fellowship’ since its launch last year and called for greater participation of women in politics.
In a post on X, Gandhi said that “true equality and justice” requires more women in politics and urged all women to become active participants in “women-centric politics” by joining Shakti Abhiyan.
“A year ago, we launched the ‘Indira Fellowship’ with a mission to amplify women’s voices in politics. Today, this initiative has grown into a powerful movement for women’s leadership,” Gandhi said in the post.
“True equality and justice require more women in politics. “Aadhi Abadi, Poora Haq” embodies our unwavering commitment to this cause. I urge all women who are passionate about creating real change to join the ‘Shakti Abhiyan’ and become active participants in women-centric politics. By getting involved, you will contribute to building robust grassroots organisations and driving meaningful change. Join us and register today at http://shaktiabhiyan.in. Together, we can create change, from the villages to the nation as a whole,” the post mentioned.
Indira Fellowship is an initiative in honour of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, to amplify the voices of women in the political arena.
As per the Indira Fellowship website, Shakti Abhiyan is a movement ‘by women for women’ to ‘Educate, Organize, Agitate’ for equal rights and ownership (Haq & Hissedari) inspired by the principle of Aadhi Abadi, Pura Haq.
Participants receive mentorship, training on policy-making, grassroots campaigning, and leadership development over a nine-month program. (ANI)