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Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge connected Friday (October 31, 2025) deed backmost astatine Prime Minister Narendra Modi aft helium attacked the party connected Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s commencement anniversary, and cited Patel’s remarks criticising the RSS pursuing the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi successful 1948.
Noting that contiguous is the commencement day of Patel and decease day of erstwhile Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, the Congress president said these 2 large leaders — “iron man” and “iron lady” — made a large publication to the state and strived to support unity.
This is the past of the Congress and its contribution, Mr. Kharge said astatine a property league here.
Mr. Kharge cited a missive written by Patel to Syama Prasad Mookerjee successful which the then-Home Minister said the RSS had created an ambiance that led to the calamity of Mahatma Gandhi’s assassination.
They ever tried to represent a rift betwixt India’s archetypal Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and Patel erstwhile they had large ties and some had praised each other, Mr. Kharge said, adding that Nehru hailed Patel for shaping India’s unity and Patel called Nehru an perfect for the country.
Responding to a question connected banning RSS, Mr. Kharge said, “It is my idiosyncratic opinion, it should beryllium done” arsenic astir of the issues and instrumentality and bid problems are arising due to the fact that of the BJP-RSS.
Mr. Kharge’s remarks came aft Mr. Modi said Sardar Patel wanted to unite the full Kashmir, conscionable arsenic helium did with different princely states, into India, but past Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru did not let it to happen.
Mr. Modi besides said the Congress inherited the enslaved mentality from the British who ruled India. The state is removing each hint of assemblage mindset, helium added.
