Congress leaders condemn Kateel’s remarks on Kharge

Taking serious exception to BJP State unit president Nalin Kumar Kateel’s remarks on Congress veteran M. Mallikarjun Kharge, former Minister Sharan Prakash Patil, former MLA B.R. Patil, former Parliam

Taking serious exception to BJP State unit president Nalin Kumar Kateel’s remarks on Congress veteran M. Mallikarjun Kharge, former Minister Sharan Prakash Patil, former MLA B.R. Patil, former Parliamentarian K.B. Shanappa and other leaders said that Mr. Kateel’s language was a manifestation of his and his party’s culture. Responding to Mr. Kharge who had recently said that RSS and BJP ideology was poisonous to the country, Mr. Kateel had, at Kalaburagi Airport on Saturday, said that people defeated Mr. Kharge as he was poisonous. “Mr. Kateel’s remarks on Mr. Kharge show his culture. It shows his foolishness. Mr. Kharge had contributed a lot to the development of the Kalyana Karnataka region. Because of his efforts only, the region got Special Status under Article 371(J), ESIC medical complex and other several development projects. Mr. Kharge was defeated not because people did not like him, but because of hate and malicious propaganda spread by BJP. His defeat was the result of the BJP’s conspiracy to keep him away from the Parliament. Now, the people of Kalaburagi are regretting the defeat of the Congress veteran,” Mr. Sharan Prakash said, at a media conference in Kalaburagi on Monday.