Mr Kharge was inaugurating a coaching camp for Congress functionaries.
Pune:
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday stated he had lately spoken to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in regards to the BJP’s ”poaching” of leaders from the opposition ranks and asserted it was being carried out by ”scaring” them.
In opposition to the backdrop of former chief minister Ashok Chavan becoming a member of the BJP lately, Mr Kharge stated such switching of sides was an act of ”cowardice”.
He was talking after inaugurating a two-day state-level coaching camp in Lonavala for Congress functionaries.
”Throughout a tea assembly in Parliament the place Prime Minister Narendra Modi was current, I requested him how many individuals are you (BJP) going to poach as ministers and ex-chief ministers are becoming a member of your fold. I requested him in regards to the urge for food (to take leaders from opposition ranks into the ruling social gathering),” Mr Kharge advised the gathering.
”He (PM) stated what may he do if individuals need to be part of the BJP. I advised him they (BJP) are finishing up this work (poaching) by scaring individuals. He stated these individuals need to be part of due to their (authorities’s) work,” the Congress chief added.
Slamming turncoats, Mr Kharge stated social gathering staff and voters made some individuals ”massive leaders”, who then ran away, ”which is nothing however an act of cowardice”.
”However we should not have to get scared. If we’re scared, we’ll perish, But when we battle, we’ll dwell and, at some point, victory shall be ours. I’m positive you’re all prepared for this,” he advised his social gathering’s staff.
Mr Kharge identified that Congress chief Rahul Gandhi has stated minimal help value (MSP) will get a authorized assure if his social gathering involves energy on the Centre.
This assurance has been welcomed by individuals, Mr Kharge claimed.
A number of farm outfits from Punjab have begun a march in direction of New Delhi looking for, amongst different issues, authorized assure for MSP, implementation of the Swaminathan Fee’s suggestions, pension for farmers and farm labourers, farm debt waiver and no hike in electrical energy tariff.