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Kharge's Ganga dip remark sparks row
Hindustan Times Gurugram
|January 28, 2025
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday took a swipe at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders visiting the Maha Kumbh to take a dip in the Sangam, triggering sharp responses from the ruling party which accused him of making a "mockery" of people's reverence.
BHOPAL:
At the "Jai Bapu, Jai Bhim, Jai Samvidhan" rally in Mhow town of Madhya Pradesh, Kharge alleged that BJP leaders were competing with each other to take a dip "for the cameras". He, however, apologised for hurting anyone.
This story is from the January 28, 2025 edition of Hindustan Times Gurugram.
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