Congress leader’s remarks sparks row says ‘Kill PM to save constitution’

Congress leader Raja Pateria, clarified that his statement against Prime Minister Narendra Modi was presented out of context. The Madhya Pradesh Congress leader said what he meant "by killing the PM" was to defeat PM Modi in the upcoming elections.

“It might have happened in the flow. But the person who recorded it just picked it out of context,” said the Congress leader. In a video, the former Madhya Pradesh minister could be seen addressing his supporters.

Raja Pateria had purportedly called for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's killing to "save the constitution".

Meanwhile, the Bharatiya Janata Party hit out at the Congress, saying the party belongs to Mussolini and not Mahatma Gandhi.

“I heard the statement of Pateria, which clearly implies that this Congress party does not belong to Mahatma Gandhi,” said the BJP leader Narottam Mishra.

“This Congress belongs to Italy, and its ideology is of Mussolini. I am issuing an instruction to SP to register an FIR,” said Narottam Mishra.

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