Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge sharply rejected Prime Minister Narendra Modi's claim that Congress is controlled by 'Urban Naxals' and accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of being a party of terrorists responsible for lynchings and heinous crimes against Scheduled Castes (SCs) and tribals.
Kharge said, "Progressive people are being called Urban Naxals, this is his (PM Modi's) habit. His party (BJP) itself
is a terrorist party. They engage in lynching, assault people, urinate in the mouths of Scheduled Castes members, and rape tribal people. They also support those who commit these acts, and then they blame others."
"Wherever his government is in power, atrocities are committed against people from Scheduled Castes, especially tribals. Then he talks about these atrocities. It is his government, he can control it", he added.