Kharge denies calling PM Modi a terrorist, says "have already replied" to EC
Congress National President Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday said that the party has submitted its reply to the Election Commission`s notice over his “terrorist” remark against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. When asked about the development, Kharge told reporters in Bengaluru, “We have already replied; it has appeared in the newspaper.” This comes after Congress MP Jairam Ramesh on Thursday wrote to the Election Commission of India (ECI) and criticised the poll body for giving only 24 hours to Kharge to respond to the allegations. The party demanded a week to file a detailed response. In a letter addressed to the ECI, Jairam Ramesh wrote, “We would like to express our surprise at the short amount of time given to the Congress President to reply to the charges levelled against him in the Notice, i.e. 24 hours. You would have been aware that this is certainly not sufficient time given that the Congress President is in the middle of multiple campaigns.” “We seek time to file a detailed response within one week and also for a senior …
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