BJP's Pralhad Joshi slams Kharge's 'poison' remarks on PM Modi, says "not right to question faith of a person"

Pralhad Joshi. Pic/PTI

BJP's Pralhad Joshi on Saturday took a dig at Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge after the Congress president's remarks drawing parallels between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and poison.

"Whatever Modiji has done, be it going underwater to worship Dwarikadhish or visit the Ram Temple, it is his faith. You only wear skull caps. Now you have understood the 'Shakti' of Hindus. It is not right to question the faith of a person," Joshi said.

He said, "I want to thank the Congress for the faith they expressed that BJP will stay till 2047."

Earlier on Friday, while addressing a press conference in Karnataka's Kalaburagi on Friday, Kharge said, "Maa Ganga has called him (PM Modi). He is talking about 2047 plans... 2047 tak shaaswat bhi rahenge agar (if he stays alive till 2047). Sometimes he goes diving in sea, sometimes he takes dips in Ganga waters, sometimes he goes into caves, sometimes he meditates alone. I don't know, maybe he will get the fruits of all this 'tapasya'."

"I believe that if you work then you get to fill your stomach. If you do good work, then the results will be good. If you commit bad things, bad results will be there. If somebody does bad things and still gets good things, that's upto them. If I say this is poison and don't touch it, and if you still insist on licking it, then what will be the result? Modi is like that," he added.

Earlier in April last year, Kharge was caught in a similar row amid the high-decibel campaign for the Karnataka Assembly elections. During a public rally in the state, the Congress chief likened PM Modi to a "poisonous snake", drawing sharp reaction from BJP.

Kharge later issued a clarification saying his remark wasn't directed at the Prime Minister but at the BJP and its "divisive" ideology.

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