Kill Modi Remark: Congress' Pateriya shows victory sign outside court

Congress MLA Raja Pateriya, who was arrested on December 13 for his controversial remarks on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was denied bail by a district court in Pawai, Madhya Pradesh.

However, Pateriya claimed that his statement was misinterpreted and he is a ‘follower of Mahatma Gandhi’.

“It's a fight of ideology. I haven't said those words. I am a follower of Mahatma Gandhi,” Pateriya told mediapersons flashing a victory sign.

Earlier too, Pateriya, who is also the Congress state vice-president for Madhya Pradesh, said that he was misquoted.

“I am a follower of Gandhi's ideology. My statements were presented in a distorted way. A person following Gandhi can never be in favour of killing anybody,” he said in a video he released for clarification.

The MLA, however, faced harsh criticism for the comments, which prompted police charges against him.

Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra slammed Pateriya over his remarks against PM Modi, alleging that fascism had taken over Gandhi's “non-violent” culture within Congress.

 “This Congress is not Mahatma Gandhi's Congress, it is an Italian Congress where Mussolini culture is becoming more assertive and fascism is taking over,” Mishra said.

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Raja Pateriya, while addressing a meeting of Congress workers at Powai town in Panna district, said that “if you want to save the Constitution, then be ready to kill Modi,”

“Modi will end the elections. Modi will divide on the basis of religion, caste and language. The future of Dalits, tribals and minorities is in danger. If you want to save the Constitution, then be ready to kill Modi. Kill in the sense of defeating him,” he said.

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