Kharge made the remark while speaking at a programme marking the 139th birth anniversary of Bihar’s first Chief Minister, Shri Krishna Singh, in Patna. (PTI Photo)

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge’s “Modi ka baap bhi jayega (Even Modi’s father will have to go)” remark at an event in Patna on Sunday drew sharp criticism from the BJP, with its leaders calling it “indecent” and abusive.

In a post on X, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said Kharge had “torn apart all norms of decorum by making an indecent remark about Modi ji’s father”.

“This is not the first time that the Congress party has used abusive language against Modi ji or his family.…