Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and accused him of tarnishing democracy by not speaking in Parliament and instead making political speeches outside.

“Today, people have become aware and they will fight and continue to do so... This means you do not want to talk in Parliament—the temple of democracy, and want to give a political speech in Rajasthan while opening new medical colleges,” he told reporters outside Parliament.