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If BJP Govt's prep to handle protest amounts to fear, then Cong Govt in past must have been frightened countless times: Malhotra

New Delhi, Oct 10 (UNI) Delhi BJP president Harsh Malhotra on Saturday slammed Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge's derogatory remarks against the Modi government.
The Delhi BJP chief alleged that the grand old party president Kharge frequently uses intemperate language against the BJP government and Prime Minister Narendra Modi personally, whereas saffron party leaders have always exercised restraint and refrained from using inappropriate words against him, respecting his age.
Alluding to Kharge's statement on Modi government's response to protests in which he reportedly said, "They are scared, and a person who is afraid dies sooner or later," Malhotra termed it as highly objectionable and demanded that Kharge apologise immediately.
Malhotra further said that Mallikarjun Kharge, who accuses the BJP government of being afraid, should explain what the Congress government's actions in the past amounted to.
"If preparing to handle a protest is a sign of fear, then what was the opening of fire on protesters during the cow slaughter protest in 1966?" Malhotra questioned.
"What was the imposition of the Emergency in the country? What was the opening of fire on farmers protesting at Rajpath in 1988? And what was the installation of barbed-wire barricades, the use of tear gas, and lathi-charges in 1990 and again in 1993 to prevent kar sevaks from proceeding towards Rajpath following the Vishva Hindu Parishad's call," the BJP leader asked.
Kharge should explain that if the BJP government's arrangements to handle a protest today amount to fear, then the Congress government must have been frightened on countless occasions, as it even resorted to firing on protesters, he pointed out.
The Delhi BJP president said that it would be better for the Congress President to apologise to the Prime Minister over the objectionable remarks, or be prepared to face a public backlash.
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