BJP's 'Emergency Mindset' Dig At Kharge's '20 More Seats, They Would Be In Jail' Remark

New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party ( BJP ) on Wednesday took a ‘emergency mindset’ dig at Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge over latter’s “20 more seats and they would’ve been in jail” remark at the saffron party.

Mallikarjun Kharge during a poll rally in Anantnag earlier today hit out at the BJP over Lok Sabha elections 2024 results asking where did they who were speaking about winning 400 seats go? They are reduced to 240 seats… if we had got 20 more seats, all these people would have been in jail adding these people deserve to be in jail.

The BJP hit back at Kharge saying this is coming from those who have ‘emergency mindset’ referring to the period between 1975 and 1977 when the former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi imposed emergency in the country. During period, people were deprived off their fundamental rights and many opposition politicians, journalists were put behind the bars.

Lok Sabha Results 2024

The BJP won 240 seats while together with the NDA , PM Modi-led National Democratic Alliance stood at 292, 20 more seats required to claim the majority. The Congress -led INDIA bloc was restricted to 234, with the Grand Old Party securing just 99 seats.  

Kharge's 5 guarantees for Jammu and Kashmir 

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday announced five guarantees for the people of Jammu and Kashmir, including five lakh interest-free loan for women entrepreneurs and Rs 25 lakh health insurance per family, if the Congress-NC alliance is voted to power in the Union territory.

Campaigning for the alliance candidates in this south Kashmir town, Kharge also said the Congress -NC government will give Rs 3,000 monthly to the women heads of families besides promising to restore the provision to give 11 kg grains per person through the public distribution system.

He said the promise for rehabilitation of Kashmir Pandit migrants, which was made during the term of Manmohan Singh, will be fulfilled. The OBCs will also get their rights as enshrined in the Constitution, he added.

With inputs from PTI