Hyderabad (Telangana) [India],August 31 (ANI): Union Minister G. Kishan Reddy on Sunday strongly condemned the alleged derogatory remarks made against Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the opposition’s ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’ in Bihar.
He alleged that the Congress government has placed party members under house arrest and suppressed a peaceful demonstration.
“The BJP workers in Telangana have decided to protest over this, but the Congress government has placed every BJP worker under house arrest, preventing a peaceful demonstration. The work that the Congress government is doing in Telangana today, in the coming days, all the citizens of India will unite and teach a lesson to the Congress party… They have not fulfilled any of their promises…” the Union Minister told ANI.
Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri also condemned the alleged derogatory remarks, stating that such personal attacks are “unacceptable”.
On Saturday, Bihar BJP leaders staged a silent demonstration (maun dharna) at a Mahagathbandhan event in Darbhanga. Earlier on Friday, the man accused of hurling abuses at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his late mother during a political rally in Bihar was arrested, Darbhanga Senior Superintendent of Police told ANI.
The arrest followed the circulation of a purported video on the internet showing the accused directing abusive slurs at PM Modi during an INDIA bloc event. The incident had sparked a political row in the poll-bound state of Bihar.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress workers clashed in Bihar’s Patna on Friday over the alleged derogatory remarks against Prime Minister and his late mother. Stones were pelted at the site as the BJP staged a protest against the Congress in front of the Congress office in Patna.
Bihar Minister and BJP leader Nitin Nabin stated that the public will give a “befitting reply” to Congress. (ANI)
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