BJP announced a nationwide protest for Monday at all state headquarters in response to Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge's remark referencing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's father during a Patna rally. The protest comes after Kharge, speaking at the 139th birth anniversary of Bihar's first chief minister Shrikrishna Singh, retorted to a heckler: "Modi ka baap bhi jayega, baap bhi jayega" (Let alone Modi, even his father would go). The outburst followed an audience member shouting that Modi would not leave power as long as there was no rebellion, prompting the Congress leader to fire back at the RSS.
Congress framed the incident as a defensive reaction to escalating hostility. Pawan Khera, head of the party's media and publicity department, told PTI Videos that a BJP worker had first insulted Kharge's late father by stating, "agar aapke baap bhi aa jayenge toh Modi nahi jayega" (if even your father comes, Modi won't go). Khera alleged this was the second such incident in recent months, citing a "despicable act of purification" in Uttarakhand in August shortly after a Kharge speech. He dismissed the BJP's counter-attack as a daily conspiracy to distract from their own actions.
The ruling party struck back, branding the language "indecent" and a sign of the Congress's "ideological bankruptcy." Bihar BJP chief Nitin Nabin posted on X that the country is watching this "indecent politics" closely and will give a "befitting reply." Union Home Minister Amit Shah went further, accusing Kharge of tearing apart all norms of decorum. In a Hindi post on X, Shah listed a string of past allegations against the Congress, claiming they have repeatedly insulted Modi's mother, called him a "merchant of death," and mocked his background as a "chaiwala." He argued that the party's repeated electoral defeats over the last 12 years have left them with no policy, only "the politics of slander."
The BJP's statement confirms the demonstrations will be held across all state headquarters tomorrow. The party described the remarks as "insulting, indecent, and offensive" targeting the Prime Minister's late father. This sharpens an already tense political environment in Bihar, where the Congress is attempting to consolidate its base against the ruling alliance's popularity.