Priyanka Gandhi criticises PM Narendra Modi for disrespecting Mallikarjun Kharge

Priyanka Gandhi said that today`s politics is full of poison and the prime minister should have set a different example, keeping the dignity of his post in mind.

The Congress general secretary said that today's politics is full of poison and the prime minister should have set a different example, keeping the dignity of his post in mind.

On Tuesday, Kharge wrote a letter to the prime minister and raised the issue of "extremely objectionable" and violent statements by the ruling alliance members targeting Rahul Gandhi, urging him to discipline his leaders.

BJP chief J P Nadda wrote to the Congress president and cited his party's own litany of complaints against the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and other Congress members for their choice of words against the prime minister, in response to Kharge's letter to PM Modi, reported PTI.

In view of the unrestrained and violent statements of some BJP leaders and ministers, Congress president and Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Kharge wrote a letter to the PM, concerned about the safety of the life of Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi said in a post in Hindi on X.

Priyanka said, "If the Prime Minister had faith in democratic values, balanced dialogue and respect for elders, he would have himself replied to this letter. Instead, he got a low-level and aggressive reply written by Nadda ji and sent it, the tradition and culture of democracy is to ask questions and have a dialogue. Even in religion, no one is above values such as dignity and etiquette, today's politics is full of poison, so the Prime Minister should have set a different example, keeping the dignity of his post in mind, If the PM had respectfully replied to the letter of a senior politician, his image and dignity would have increased in the eyes of the public, It is unfortunate that our leaders in the highest positions in the government have rejected these great traditions."

She asked, "What was the need to disrespect an 82-year-old senior public leader."

On Thursday, the Congress said, Prime Minister Modi must rise above "petty politics" and blamed the actions of the ruling alliance leaders, who targeted Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi.

The opposition party had asserted the whole world is watching how the ruling BJP is "putting the life of the Leader of the Opposition in danger".

The opposition party asserted that the entire world is watching how the ruling BJP is "endangering the life of the Leader of the Opposition." This claim was made in a letter by AICC General Secretary Jairam Ramesh to BJP chief JP Nadda, in response to Nadda's earlier letter to Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge. The opposition criticised Nadda's response as "intemperate" and "juvenile" after Kharge had written to Prime Minister Modi, raising concerns about "threats" directed at Rahul Gandhi, reported PTI.

(With inputs from PTI)