DK Shivakumar is the chief of Karnataka unit of Congress (File)
Bangalore:
Karnataka Congress chief DK Shivakumar – who yesterday expressed regret for his party’s “rude” tweets about Prime Minister Narendra Modi – lashed out at the BJP after his counterpart made allegations of drug use against Kerala MP Rahul Gandhi. counterattacked.
Mr Shivakumar reminded the BJP that he had apologized for his party’s unfortunate tweet – which he attributed to a “newbie social media manager” – and called on the ruling party to retaliate.
Shivakumar said on Wednesday morning, “Yesterday I said that I believe that we should be civilized and respectful in politics even to our opponents. I hope the BJP will agree with me and criticize its state president against Rahul Gandhi.” And apologize for the unparliamentary remarks.”
Yesterday I said that I believe we should be civilized and respectful in politics, even towards our opponents. I hope the BJP will agree with me, and apologize for the derogatory and unparliamentary remarks made by its state president against Rahul Gandhi.@Rahul Gandhi
— DK Shivakumar (@DKShivakumar) October 19, 2021
This comes a day after Karnataka BJP chief Nalin Kumar Kateel attacked Mr Gandhi, calling him “a drug addict”, and claiming that “this (evidence of his allegations) surfaced in news reports. Is”.
He also took a swipe Congress leadership issues – Made headlines this week during a meeting of the CWC, on which Mr Gandhi reportedly said he would consider returning as party boss.
“Your G-23 says Sonia Gandhi is not the president. Sonia Gandhi says she is the president. On the other hand, Rahul Gandhi says he will be the president. Tell me what is Rahul Gandhi? Rahul Gandhi is a drug addict and a drug addict. There are peddlers. I am not saying that, it has come up in news reports,” Mr. Kateel said.
“They are unable to run the party. Those who cannot run the party, how can they run this country?” He was quoted by news agency ANI.
Continuing to defy Congress’ apology for his tweet, he slammed the party for “the lowest level of politics”, declaring “People of India love PM Modi”.
He said, “This is the lowest level of politics. He has used derogatory remarks against the Prime Minister… Not only the people of India love Prime Minister Narendra Modi, even the US President Narendra Modi. respect.”
A tweet by the Congress’ Karnataka handle had triggered an exchange of crude swipes about senior leaders referred to as the Prime Ministerthumb printing“, or illiterate person.
Responding to the criticism, Mr Shivakumar tweeted yesterday: “I have always believed that civil and parliamentary language is a non-negotiable pre-requisite for political discourse.”
“A rude tweet by a novice social media manager through the official Twitter handle of Karnataka Congress is regrettable and is withdrawn,” he said.
I have always believed that civil and parliamentary language is a non-negotiable pre-requisite for political discourse. A rude tweet by a novice social media manager through the official Twitter handle of Karnataka Congress is regrettable and has been withdrawn.
— DK Shivakumar (@DKShivakumar) October 18, 2021
That tweet and Mr. Kateel’s swipes have added to a plethora of acrimonious exchanges between the two parties for the by-elections to the two assembly constituencies on October 30.
For the BJP, it is crucial that it wins its first election test since Basavaraj Bommai replaced BS Yediyurappa as chief minister in July.
The Congress, aiming to win both seats – has been campaigning aggressively – one for the Janata Dal Secular and the other for the BJP – but has recently made some serious mistakes, including two of its leaders gossiping about Mr. Shivakumar. includes; He was accused of taking bribe.
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