Cong chief, BJP spar over Emergency

LAUNCHING a counter attack on the Modi government, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge alleged on Wednesday that an undeclared emergency prevailed in the country.

- Preetha Nair and Rajesh Kumar Thakur @ New Delhi

He accused the BJP of staging a 'Constitution Murder Day' drama to hide its governance failure.

Hitting back at PM Narendra Modi over his jibes on the 50th anniversary of the Emergency, Kharge said a government which has no tolerance and does not allow fraternity and liberty to prosper has no right to lecture others.

Addressing a press conference at the Congress' Indira Bhawan, Kharge slammed the BJP-RSS and said those who "played no role in the independence of the country, in framing the Constitution, and rejected BR Ambedkar's Constitution" are raking up the Emergency, 50 years after it was imposed. The same people are now talking of saving the Constitution, he added.

Kharge said the Constitution is in danger because of PM Modi and his governance. The Congress chief also alleged that there is no freedom of expression and movement under the Modi government.