The Congress hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday over his “remote control” jibe at the party’s president Mallikarjun Kharge, asserting that it was an attack on all those who came from “oppressed backgrounds” but aim to succeed in life.
Mr. Modi had, at a rally in Damoh, Madhya Pradesh, said that Mr. Kharge was “controlled by remote”. “The Congress’ habit of remote [control] is not going away. Earlier, the PM used to be controlled by remote. Now, the Congress president is being operated by remote,” he had said.
Mr. Modi was apparently reacting to Mr. Kharge’s comments at an election rally in Madhya Pradesh, where the latter had referred to various government agencies, including the Enforcement Directorate, the Central Bureau of Investigation, and the Income Tax Department, along with the PM and Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan, as the “panch pandavas” (five Pandavas) of the BJP.
