RSS-BJP are like poison: Kharge

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday described the RSS-BJP combine as a “poison” that has “destroyed’ the country, and called on all Opposition parties to unite to defeat the ruling party in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

This election is to save democracy, the country and the Constitution, he said at ‘Loktantra Bachao’ rally. “We need to unite and only then will we be able to fight the BJP. We won’t succeed if we keep attacking and fighting each other,” Kharge said.

“This election is for saving democracy and the Constitution and we must fight unitedly,” he said.

Training his guns at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Kharge said, “There is no level-playing field in this election. PM Modi has dug up the ground and is asking the opposition to play cricket there.” He said he told BJP chief JP Nadda at a recent meeting that this election is “not fair” as the Congress’s funds have already been “stolen”.

“The BJP and the RSS are like poison; even if you taste it you will die. They have destroyed the country and they should not be allowed to destroy it further,” the Congress chief added.

Kharge said the country cannot prosper until Modi and his ideology are removed.

He also accused the prime minister of misusing institutions to threaten opposition parties and its leaders, and toppling their governments to form BJP governments.