‘Drug Peddler’, ‘Illiterate’, ‘Bigamist’: Political Discourse Hits a New Low in Karnataka Ahead of Bypolls
3 years, 2 months ago

‘Drug Peddler’, ‘Illiterate’, ‘Bigamist’: Political Discourse Hits a New Low in Karnataka Ahead of Bypolls

News 18  

With the run-up to bye-elections in two assembly seats in Karnataka on October 30, political discourse seems to have hit a new low as top leaders have been making personal attacks on each other and no one seems to be worried. Karnataka BJP president and Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel called Congress leader Rahul Gandhi a “drug addict” and “peddler” at a public meeting a couple of days ago. All hell broke loose, and top leaders of the state Congress hit back at him calling Kateel “a mentally unsound person who should be sent to a mental asylum”. Meanwhile, Karnataka Congress’ social media handle stirred up a storm by calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi an “illiterate” by using the hashtag #hebbetmodi, that means someone who uses a thump impression. Not learning any lesson from his Rahul Gandhi remarks, Kateel went after Janata Dal leader and former chief minister HD Kumaraswamy, and accused him of practising “bigamy”.

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