Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday condemned an alleged threat issued by a BJP candidate in the Karnataka Assembly election to kill Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and his family members. Mr. Gehlot demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP’s top leadership take urgent action in the matter.
“Such an indecent act can only be expected from a party like the BJP... They have stooped to the lowest possible level during the election campaign in Karnataka,” Mr. Gehlot said at a press conference at his residence here. He expressed surprise that even the Election Commission was silent after the “assassination plot” was revealed in an audio clip.
