Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge Criticizes PM Modi’s ‘Laal Kitab’ Remarks
Mumbai, Maharashtra: On Sunday, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s comments about the ‘Laal Kitab’ or Red Book. Kharge pointed out that PM Modi had previously gifted this book to former President Ram Nath Kovind in 2017. During an event for the Maharashtra Assembly Elections, Kharge stated, “He (PM Modi) said this red book is an urban Naxalite book and piece of Marxist literature… He gifted the same book to the then President Ram Nath Kovind in 2017… He even said this book contains blank pages.”
Kharge’s remarks were in response to PM Modi’s criticism of Congress and Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, where Modi claimed the ‘Laal Kitab’ of the Constitution that Congress was promoting was empty. PM Modi accused Congress of disrespecting Baba Saheb Ambedkar, the principal architect of the Indian Constitution, by distributing a book with blank pages.
Earlier, Kharge had addressed PM Modi’s “empty Constitution” remarks, asserting that the Constitution is complete and contains everything. At a public gathering in Nagpur, Kharge asked Congress candidate Nitin Raut to send a copy of the Constitution to PM Modi, emphasizing, “This is the Constitution; it has everything inside it. He (PM Modi) said the pages of this red book, which Rahul Gandhi reads, are blank. He said it is ‘kora kaagaz’…Read this; is it blank? I would request Nitin Raut to send a copy of this book to him. Sahab ismein sab likha hua hai (Sir, everything is written in it).”
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Mallikarjun Kharge -: Mallikarjun Kharge is a senior leader of the Indian National Congress, a major political party in India. He is currently serving as the President of the Congress party.
PM Modi -: PM Modi refers to Narendra Modi, who is the Prime Minister of India. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), another major political party in India.
Laal Kitab -: In this context, ‘Laal Kitab’ refers to a red book, symbolically used to represent the Indian Constitution. It is not to be confused with the astrological book also called ‘Laal Kitab’.
Baba Saheb Ambedkar -: Baba Saheb Ambedkar, also known as Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, was a key figure in drafting the Indian Constitution. He is highly respected for his work in promoting social justice and equality in India.
Nitin Raut -: Nitin Raut is a politician from the Indian National Congress party. He is mentioned here as a Congress candidate who was asked to send a copy of the Constitution to PM Modi.
