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Rajasthan: Gehlot comes to rescue of Kharge in row over remarks against PM Modi & his father

Jaipur, Oct 26 (UNI) Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has come to rescue of the Congress president and LoP Rajya Sabha, Malikarjun Kharge, in ongoing row over a controversial remark by the latter in reference to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his father.
The ruling BJP should not trigger undue political row on such issue, instead, the party should answer the real concerning questions about democracy.
KhargeJi didn't mean to insult the PM personally, he used (the remarks) figuratively to convey emotions, the 3-times Chief Minister observed in the a detailed post on his social media handle "X" today.
Gehlot further wrote "@kharge never intended to insult anyone personally. He is one of India's most experienced politicians and understands the dignity of the office of the Prime Minister. His intention can never be to undermine that dignity."
Phrases such as "Nani Yaad Dila Dena" and "Baap Ki Jagir Samajhna", idioms drawn from family relations, are commonly used Hindi idioms and colloquial phrases that have been part of everyday Indian speech for generations, he went on saying.
A year ago, while speaking in Parliament in 2025, union Home Minister Amit Shah also let the word "Saala" slip out. Such phrases - remarks are not meant to offend personally some one, but, are used figuratively to convey emotions. "What Sh. Kharge said yesterday was also in the same vein of everyday conversational language. Therefore, the BJP has no moral right to create a ruckus over this issue", Gehlot stated.
"Today, the BJP is talking about dignity and the use of inappropriate language. But where was the BJP's sense of propriety in 2019, when Prime Minister @narendramodi made an inappropriate remark about former Prime Minister Sh. Rajiv Gandhi, who was assassinated while working towards establishing peace in Indian subcontinent?
"Instead of politicising every issue and diverting public attention, the BJP should answer serious questions related to democracy. The way the BJP is creating a ruckus over Congress President Sh. Mallikarjun Kharge's statement makes it clear that it has no answers to the real issues concerning the people.
"When people associated with the RSS-BJP performed a purification ritual on the stage after Sh. Kharge's public meeting in Haldwani, Uttarakhand, a serious question arose: why is there such hatred towards Dalits in the ideology of the BJP and RSS? The Congress had also raised this issue in Parliament. Health Minister J.P. Nadda had said that the BJP would conduct an inquiry into the matter. The question today is: what happened to that inquiry? Why were its findings not made public? This exposes the gap between the BJP's words and its actions.
"The biggest question facing the country today is about concerns of vote theft and the impartiality of the Election Commission. The Congress, the younger generation and the entire opposition have been raising questions about the role of Chief Election Commissioner Sh. Gyanesh Kumar for long.
"However, union Home Minister Amit Shah has never shown the same seriousness in addressing these questions. Whenever the opposition and young people raise their voices to protect their democratic rights, the BJP responds by linking them to foreign forces and questioning their patriotism instead of providing answers,", Gehlot has written in the post.
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