Former Home Minister and senior BJP leader Araga Jnanendra has made an objectionable comment on All India Congress Committee (AICC) president Mallikarjun Kharge during a protest against Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre for his statement on the K. Kasturirangan report.
Addressing the protesters in Thirthahalli, on August 1, his constituency in Shivamogga district, Mr. Jnanendra said people from Bidar hardly know anything about trees, plants, or shade. “They do not know the lives of Malnad people, or the problems being faced by those who stay close to the Western Ghats,” he said, targeting Eshwar Khandre, who is a native of Bidar.
“People from that area turn pitch black under the scorching sun. We understand their plight if we look at Kharge. He has been saved somehow because of his hair, which has provided him shade.”
