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A big and disturbing news has come out from within the country’s national politics and the opposition’s ‘INDIA’ alliance. Senior Samajwadi Party (SP) leader and Rajya Sabha MP Professor Ram Gopal Yadav has openly expressed his strong displeasure over the controversial statement given by Congress National President Mallikarjun Kharge regarding Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s late father. Senior SP strategist Ram Gopal Yadav has bluntly said that despite political differences and ideological battles, commenting on the Prime Minister of any country or the deceased parents of any person from any public platform is completely wrong and indecent. He clarified that he and his party ‘do not agree at all’ with this statement of Kharge. After this outspoken and tough stance of the SP leader, discussions have intensified in political circles, which is being seen as raising questions on the coordination and dignity of the alliance between Congress and Samajwadi Party.
#1 What was the controversial statement of Mallikarjun Kharge that created an uproar?
This entire controversy started when Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, while addressing an election rally, made a personal comment attacking the policies of the Central Government and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. During his speech, Kharge, while referring to PM Modi’s late father, said some such things, which the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) immediately seized and termed it as a grave insult to the entire country, the post of Prime Minister and the democratic dignity of India. BJP leaders had started demanding a public apology from the Congress President to the people of the country and the Prime Minister. This matter has gained so much momentum from social media to TV debates that now its own main ally of the opposition alliance, Congress, is seen shunning this statement.
#1 ‘In politics, talk should be on issues, not on family’: SP MP Ram Gopal Yadav’s tough stance
When asked questions on this controversy by media persons, Samajwadi Party’s chief strategist and Rajya Sabha MP Professor Ram Gopal Yadav expressed his disagreement without any hesitation. Ram Gopal Yadav said that there are certain limits and boundaries in Indian politics and public life which every political party and leader should follow. He said that you can openly criticize the Prime Minister and the ruling party on government policies, unemployment, inflation, law and order or development issues, but it is not appropriate to drag someone’s father or mother into political statements. Ram Gopal Yadav said in a clear tone, “We do not support such personal comments at all and do not agree with this statement of Kharge ji at all.”
#1 Rift within ‘India’ alliance or just a lesson in decorum?
After this statement of Professor Ram Gopal Yadav, political analysts believe that it may affect the relations of Congress-SP alliance in Uttar Pradesh and at the national level. However, this is not the first time that the Samajwadi Party has distanced itself from ultra-aggressive or personal attacks by the Congress. SP chiefs Akhilesh Yadav and Ram Gopal Yadav have always been advocates that real issues related to the public should be kept at the center instead of personal attacks in elections. This stand of SP shows that despite being in alliance, the party wants to maintain its independent thinking and political purity, so that its image remains as a responsible political party among the general public.
#1 BJP’s all-out attack on Congress, Congress surrounded after SP’s statement
After this strong statement of Ram Gopal Yadav, Bharatiya Janata Party has got another big political weapon against Congress. BJP spokespersons and senior leaders targeted the Congress and said that now their own alliance partners are advising them not to lower the level of politics. BJP alleged that whenever elections come, the Congress party deviates from the issues and makes indecent and personal statements against Prime Minister Modi, to which the people of the country always respond through votes. On the other hand, after this stance of the SP leader, Congress seems to be in a defensive posture and the local leaders of the party are seen making statements cautiously on this matter.
#1 Questions raised on the dignity of language in the country’s politics
In recent years, informed citizens and political analysts have been continuously expressing concern over the level of language used by leaders during election campaigns and rallies. Ram Gopal Yadav’s open criticism of the Congress President’s statement is being considered an important step towards maintaining the dignity of language in politics. This development gives the message that opposition unity is in place, but no serious political party is in a mood to publicly accept the undesirable tradition of personal attacks and comments on deceased relatives.