Dizziness halts Kharge speech, says won’t die before ousting Modi

Jammu: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge was taken ill Sunday on the last lap of campaigning for the assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, but he resumed his speech soon after receiving medical attention and declared that he wouldn’t die before ousting PM Narendra Modi from office.“I am 83 years old...I will stay alive until PM Modi is removed. I will fight for you,” he told the crowd at Jasrota in Jammu division’s Kathua, which goes to polls on Oct 1 in the last of three phases covering 40 seats in seven districts of the UT. Kharge iterated that Congress, which is contesting the polls in alliance with Farooq Abdullah’s National Conference, would prioritise restoration of statehood to J&K. “Why has BJP delayed restoring statehood when they hold the reins?” he said. The Congress chief alleged that BJP didn’t even want to hold elections in J&K and would have preferred to “remote-control” the administration from Delhi. “They started preparing for polls only after the SC’s intervention.”Kharge urged voters to see through what he said was Modi’s “false tears for the youth of J&K”. “The truth is that in the last 10 years, the youth of the entire country has been pushed into darkness, for which Modiji is responsible. Around 65% of posts in J&K’s govt departments are vacant. Jobs are being given to outsiders on contractual and daily-wage basis,” he added.

Dizziness on J&K dais halts Kharge speech, says won't die before ousting Modi

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge fell ill during the final phase of J&K assembly election campaigning but resumed his speech after receiving medical attention. He vowed to fight until PM Modi is ousted from office and criticized BJP for delaying statehood restoration. Kharge also accused Modi of neglecting J&K's youth and government job vacancies.

PM Modi dials Mallikarjun Kharge after he falls ill at a rally in J&K

Prime Minister Narendra Modi contacted Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge to inquire about his health after Kharge felt unwell at a public event in J&K's Kathua. Despite being hospitalized briefly, Kharge took a jab at the BJP and vowed to fight for statehood restoration. His son confirmed that Kharge is recovering well.

Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge defends Karnataka govt's decision to withdraw general consent given to CBI

Congress president M Mallikarjun Kharge defends Karnataka's decision to withdraw general consent for CBI investigations, highlighting that it falls within state powers and has historical precedent. The Karnataka government accuses the CBI of bias. Kharge recalls past refusals by the CBI to take up serious cases, supporting the state's move.