The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday hit back at the Opposition amid a political storm over Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge's remark on Prime Minister Narendra Modi made at an event in Patna a day earlier.
BJP leader Tapas Roy, centre, along with party leaders and workers during a protest against Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge over his alleged derogatory remarks against PM Modi, in Kolkata, Monday, Oct. 26, 2026. (PTI)
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The ruling party, in a post on X, said, "Sorry to break it to you, all anti-Indian forces, BUT... Modi Kahi Nahi Jaayega (Modi won't go anywhere)."
A ruckus broke out during Congress leader Kharge's address at the 139th birth anniversary celebration of Dr Shri Krishna Singh in Bihar's Patna on Sunday.
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A ruckus broke out during Congress leader Kharge's address at the 139th birth anniversary celebration of Dr Shri Krishna Singh in Bihar's Patna on Sunday.
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During his speech, Kharge criticised PM Modi and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) ideology followed by the BJP, as HT reported earlier.
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During the address, a person present at the event said that PM Modi would not go anywhere. Responding to the remark, the Congress president said, “Modi ka baap bhi jayega.”
Following Kharge's remarks, Union home minister Amit Shah on Sunday accused the Congress of repeatedly using abusive language against PM Modi and his family.
"Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has today torn apart all norms of decorum by making an indecent remark about Modi ji's father in Patna," he wrote in a post on X.
"This is not the first time that the Congress party has used abusive language against Modi ji or his family. At times, they have hurled insults at his revered mother, at times called him 'merchant of death,' and at times mocked his poverty by calling him 'chaiwala.' Under Rahul Gandhi's leadership, the Congress party keeps crossing the limits of indecency every day," he added.
Furthermore, BJP staged protests against Mallikarjun Kharge's 'baap' remark for PM Modi, demanding an apology from Kharge.
Defending Congress national president Kharge, party leader Pawan Khera, speaking to news agency PTI, said, "BJP should first apologise on the 'shuddhikaran' issue in Uttarakhand; Modi 'ka baap' does not mean biological father, it means ideological father, parent organisation, which means the RSS; they will also go."
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Meanwhile, TMC leader Mahua Moitra, in an X post on Monday evening, said, "BJP - Ayega to Modi (Modi will come); India- Jayega toh uska baap bhi... (Even his father will have to go)."
(with inputs from agencies)
Deep Dive
What did Mallikarjun Kharge say about Narendra Modi’s father in Patna?
Kharge responded to an audience member who said Modi would not go anywhere by saying, “Modi ka baap bhi jayega” (“Even Modi’s father will go”). The exchange took place at an event in Patna.
Why did the BJP condemn Kharge’s remark about Modi?
BJP leaders called the remark indecent and said it crossed norms of political decorum. They demanded that Kharge apologise to Prime Minister Modi and the country.
What did the audience member mean by saying Modi would not go anywhere?
The man, identified as Congress worker Santhosh Kumar, said he meant that Narendra Modi would remain in office as long as there was no rebellion in the country.
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