Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent criticism of Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge has sparked a fierce political debate in Karnataka, highlighting growing tensions. Prime Minister Modi accused the Congress of failing to fulfill election promises in Karnataka
Stating that the 'B' in BJP stands for 'treason' while 'J' stands for 'jumla', Kharge said in a post on that best describes your government! Your drumbeat regarding a 100-day plan was a cheap PR stunt!”
BJP's allegations of cheating
Alleging that the Congress party is not fulfilling its promises in Karnataka and other states, Prime Minister Modi said, “The Congress party is realizing the hard way that making unreal promises is easy but implementing them properly is difficult or impossible.”
Deteriorating governance
Prime Minister Modi noted that Congress rule is “turning from bad to worse”, highlighting unfulfilled obligations in Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka and Telangana.
Congress strikes back
Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge reacted sharply and said, “Lies, deceit, counterfeiting, loot and publicity are the five adjectives that best describe your (PM Modi) government!”
Kharge's PR stunt accusation
Mallikarjun Kharge condemned Modi's 100-day plan as a 'cheap PR stunt' and quoted an RTI response that refused to give details of Modi's claim that he would consult 20 lakh people for a road map.
Modi Ki Guarantee
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge criticized Modi's promises and called the “Modi Ki Guarantee” a “cruel joke on 140 crore Indians”.
Economic misery
Prime Minister Modi claimed, “The victims of such policies are the poor, youth, farmers and women,” and lamented unfulfilled promises that dilute existing benefits.
Siddaramaja's defense
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah responded to Modi by claiming, “We are fulfilling every promise we made to our people,” referring to a budget of more than ₹52,000 crore for five guarantees.
Corruption claims
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah accused the BJP of leaving Karnataka “plagued by 40 percent commission corruption”, stating, “We are using that same 40 percent – and redirecting it for the benefit of the people.”
The political battle is intensifying
Former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel warned Modi against “petty politics” and said, “The Prime Minister should not indulge in petty politics and should not play this dirty blame game for short political gains.”
Parameshwara's Refutation
Karnataka Minister G Parameshwara dismissed Modi's criticism as “election-driven jealousy” and affirmed, “We have made a provision of about ₹56,000 crore in our budget for these guarantees.”
“This is nothing but a factor of jealousy. They pick up something when there are elections. Why hasn't he talked about these things before? Prime Minister has every right to talk about anything, he should have talked about this when we started implementing this,” the Karnataka minister added.
