NEW DELHI: (Jun 25) The BJP on Wednesday lambasted Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge over his remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said the main opposition party is rattled by the observance of ‘Samvidhaan Hatya Diwas’ as it has brought back the memories of the atrocities committed by the Indira Gandhi government 50 years ago.

Earlier in the day, Kharge hit out at Prime Minister Modi over his jibes on the 50th anniversary of the Emergency and alleged prevalence of an undeclared emergency during his term. The Congress president also slammed the ruling BJP, accusing it of staging Samvidhan Hatya Diwas “drama” to hide its governance failure.

Hitting back, BJP MP and national spokesperson Sambit Patra condemned Kharge’s remarks against Prime Minister Modi and said the Congress is rattled with the country observing as “black day” the imposition of Emergency by the Indira Gandhi government 50 years ago because it has brought back the memories of the atrocities committed then.