BENGALURU: Karnataka Rural Development Minister Priyank Kharge on Wednesday came down heavily on Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath over the latter’s remarks against Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge who accused the senior leader of “vote bank politics.” He said that the UP CM should try to win elections on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s achievements instead of trying to “sow seeds of hatred” for political gains.”Try winning the elections on PM Narendra Modi’s ‘achievements’ instead of trying to sow seeds of hatred in the society for political gains,” the Congress leader said on X.While speaking at an election rally in Maharashtra’s Achalpur, Adityanath cited an incident where Kharge’s family was a victim of the violence carried out by the Razakars of Hyderabad’s Nizam, allegedly burning the family members of the Congress chief.Adityanath’s response against Kharge came after the latter criticised his “batenge to katenge” remark ahead of the upcoming Maharashtra and Jharkhand assembly elections. Earlier, Kharge had also taken a dig at Adityanath without naming him, saying that many of the leaders live in the guise of sadhus and have now become politicians and some have even become chief ministers.Reacting to this, Congress leader Priyank Kharge argued that it was the Razakars who committed the act of violence and not the entire Muslim community. He (Kharge senior) never exploited it (the tragedy) for political gain and never played the victim card, letting hatred define him, Kharge added.”In 1948, the Razakars (paramilitary wing of Hyderabad’s Nizam), burned down Shri Mallikarjun Kharge’s house where his mother and sister lost their lives. He narrowly escaped, he survived and rose to become a 9-time MLA… Despite the tragedy, he never exploited it for political gain, never played the victim card and never let hatred define him. It was the Razakars who committed this act – not the entire Muslim community. Every community has bad apples and individuals who do wrong,” Kharge said on X.
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