Hyderabad: Union minister G. Kishan Reddy strongly condemned AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge’s alleged remarks at a gathering in Hyderabad, the place he reportedly referred to BJP leaders as “neither males nor ladies.” Terming the feedback “indecent, objectionable and inconsiderate,” He stated that such remarks are unbecoming of a nationwide celebration president and likened them to the rhetoric of a “avenue chief,” calling it a brand new low for the Congress.

He questioned whether or not the remarks mirrored Kharge’s personal opinion or if he was merely studying from a ready script. In response to Kishan Reddy, the Congress celebration’s frustration over repeated electoral setbacks was making it lash out on the BJP as a substitute of addressing its personal management failures.

Responding to Kharge’s criticism of the Modi authorities over not taking again Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), Kishan Reddy dismissed it as “laughable” and reminded him that the origins of the PoK subject hint again to the selections of the Nehru-led Congress authorities in 1948. He added that even after India’s victory within the 1971 battle, then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi didn’t reclaim PoK and unconditionally launched 90,000 Pakistani prisoners of battle.

On Kharge’s remarks in regards to the Structure, Kishan Reddy accused the Congress of deceptive the general public relating to the inclusion of “secular” and “socialist” within the Preamble. He identified that it was the Congress that amended the Structure through the Emergency and jailed opposition leaders. He asserted that the BJP has by no means known as for the removing of these phrases.

Kishan Reddy additionally slammed the Congress for failing to ship on its ballot guarantees in Telangana. He stated the celebration made six ensures and 420 guarantees, however has didn’t implement any of them. He reminded that senior Congress leaders, together with Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi and Kharge, had assured the folks that every one guarantees could be fulfilled inside 100 days, but none have materialised. Until Kharge apologises for deceptive the general public, Kishan Reddy warned, the Congress will face defeat in Telangana attributable to rising public anger.