‘Rule of lies, fraud and hatred’: Kharge slams BJP’s ‘new India’ in inaugural address as Cong president
Hindustan TimesMallikarjun Kharge - who took formal charge as Congress president Wednesday morning - launched an attack on the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and said 'democratic values' established by his party were being upturned. "Congress will break away from this rule of lies, fraud and hatred.," he said, drawing a parallel between the party's ideology and constitutional ideology and seeking public support. He attacked BJP's ‘new India’ model and said “BJP-RSS want an opposition free country.” He further questioned “what kind of new India is this where people are unemployed…violence against women is rising…criminals are respected,” and added that in this ‘new India’ the government has turned a blind eye while common people are suffering due to inflation. Kharge took charge as Congress chief at the party HQ in Delhi in the presence of senior leaders like Rahul Gandhi.