Atmosphere of hatred prevailing in country, says Congress' Salman Khurshid
Prayagraj (UP) (PTI): There is an atmosphere of hatred prevailing in the country, Congress leader Salman Khurshid said on Sunday and highlighted former party chief Rahul Gandhi's message of opening "mohabbat ki dukaan" during his Bharat Jodo Yatra.
Khurshid said this during an address at a programme organised by the Indian Muslim for Civil Rights here.
"Today, an atmosphere of hatred is prevailing in the entire country and we are making efforts to create an atmosphere of brotherhood (bhaaichara)," Khurshid said.
"As part of these efforts, we are reaching out to people across the country and putting (across) our point of view," the former Union minister said.
Referring to the Bharat Jodo Yatra, Khurshid said Gandhi was spreading the message of opening "mohabbat ki dukaan (shops spreading love)" in the "nafrat ke baazar (market of hate)" and added the responsibility of accomplishing this has to be taken up by lakhs of people.
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Power struggle in ruling Cong has 'created massive confusion' in Karnataka: BJP leader Ashoka
Bengaluru (PTI): BJP leader R Ashoka on Friday claimed that the ongoing power struggle between Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his deputy D K Shivakumar has created massive confusion in Karnataka.
He remarked that the proverb “when two people fight, the third one benefits” has come true, as AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge is also now making efforts to become Chief Minister.
Speaking to reporters here, Ashoka said the entire government has turned into a house of confusion due to the alleged power tussle.
Kharge’s new statement has only added to the chaos, he said.
Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge had on Friday said that no date has been fixed yet to discuss possible leadership change in Karnataka.
This came a day after Kharge said there was no change of CM in Karnataka "for now" and that the leadership issue in the state would be resolved soon.
The BJP leader said that Kharge too has aspirations and that he was cheated earlier.
"Perhaps he has received a green signal from the Congress high command to become CM. Everyone is already saying Kharge should become CM. Kharge himself has declared, “I am ready to become CM.” Despite many attempts in the past, he never became CM. Now he is trying to seize the opportunity," the Leader of Opposition in the state assembly said.
According to him, the situation in Congress has perfectly become a case of “two people fighting, third one benefits.”
