New Delhi: Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday said he is contesting the election for the party president’s post “to fight against the BJP and the RSS”.
Kharge said the situation prevailing in the country is “worrisome” and accused the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of “weakening” autonomous bodies, such as the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the income tax department.
“I want to contest the party’s presidential poll because the condition in the country is worrisome. The BJP is weakening autonomous bodies like the CBI, the ED and the IT department. (Prime Minister Narendra) Modi and (Union Home Minister Amit) Shah do politics in a manner that there is no place for democracy in the country. Hence, on the recommendation of the delegates, I am fighting the polls,” the veteran leader said.
