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Dhami Condemns Kharge’s “Modi Ka Baap” Remark

By Drooid · Oct 28, 2026, 10:57 UTC · How we work

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Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami condemned Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge’s comment on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s father.
Dhami accused Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav of labeling Uttarakhand residents “infiltrators.”
He questioned whether Congress values its Samajwadi Party alliance over Uttarakhand people’s dignity.
Kharge replied at a Patna event, saying “Modi ka baap bhi jayega.”
Dhami called Kharge’s remarks “absurd and inappropriate,” saying they shattered democratic decency norms.

History

In February 1998, India held early Lok Sabha elections after the I.K. Gujral government fell when the Congress withdrew support in November 1997. The BJP won 182 seats, forming a fragile National Democratic Alliance that collapsed in 1999 after regional partners quit. Today’s clash among Pushkar Singh Dhami, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge and Samajwadi leader Akhilesh Yadav echoes that 1998 pattern of personal attacks shaping coalition politics.

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Historical Context

In February 1998, India held early Lok Sabha elections after the I.K. Gujral government fell when the Congress withdrew support in November 1997. The BJP won 182 seats, forming a fragile National Democratic Alliance that collapsed in 1999 after regional partners quit. Today’s clash among Pushkar Singh Dhami, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge and Samajwadi leader Akhilesh Yadav echoes that 1998 pattern of personal attacks shaping coalition politics.

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