Kharge Criticized For His 'Dog' Comment
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By Linus Garg
First publised on 2022-12-21 09:03:36
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Linus tackles things head-on. He takes sides in his analysis and it fits excellently with our editorial policy. No 'maybe's' and 'allegedly' for him, only things in black and white.
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Congress
president Mallikarajun Kharge is in the news once again for the wrong reasons. Close
on the heels of comparing Prime Minister Modi to a 100-headed Ravan during a
campaign speech in Gujarat, Kharge once again lost the sense of using correct words
when he asked whether the BJP had sacrificed even a 'dog' in the Independence
struggle. As president of the second biggest national political party in India
and one which aspires to get back to power soon, Kharge must recognize that he
must set an example. But his choice of words will give rise to situations where
other Congress leaders will go further, as one in MP has already done by
calling for Congressmen to be ready to 'kill' Modi.
The Congress
can argue that the BJP introduced personal attacks and rude vocabulary in
public discourse in India but the fact is that the Congress has not been far
behind and has responded in kind whenever the opportunity arose. When both
sides start playing the same tune, obviously the dance becomes monotonous, and
in this case despicable. In any case, there is no point in playing the blame
game. Since the Congress has always prided itself in being liberal and the
upholder of decency in public, instead of paying back the BJP in the same
coin it can stick to what it used to be best known for.
By visiting
temples and trying to win Hindu votes and using the same language used by the
BJP, the Congress is becoming the mirror image of the party it loves to hate.
In trying to appeal to the BJP's Hindutva vote bank, the Congress is losing its
own vote bank. That is why it is not being successful. The earlier the party
realizes this, the better for it. Otherwise, despite the Bharat Jodo yatra and
the statement by Rahul Gandhi that "nafrat ke bazaar mein mohabbat ki dukan
khol raha hun" (I am opening a shop for love in the market of hate), the party
will not be able to recover lost ground.
