Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday launched a strong attack on Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and the Congress party after derogatory words were allegedly used against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his late mother during an event in Bihar’s Darbhanga. Shah demanded that the Congress party apologise for the remarks.

Speaking at the inauguration of the Brahmaputra Wing of Raj Bhavan in Guwahati, Assam, Shah said the Congress has a pattern of insulting PM Modi through personal attacks, but this incident had gone too far.

“Congress leaders have committed the most condemnable act by using derogatory words against PM Modi’s mother during their Ghuspaithiya Bachao Yatra. I condemn it... Every Congress leader has spoken derogatory words against PM Modi,” Shah said.

He further highlighted the simple life of PM Modi’s late mother. “PM Modi’s late mother lived such a simple life; she raised her children from a very humble background, and one of them went on to become the most popular leader in the world. There cannot be a lower or more degraded level of politics than abusing her from the stage of a Congress and RJD rally,” Shah added.

The incident triggered a war of words between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress. BJP workers staged protests outside the Congress office in Patna, leading to clashes between party workers.

Meanwhile, Darbhanga police arrested Rafeeq, alias Raja, the man accused of hurling abuses. The event was organised by Youth Congress leader Mohammad Naushad, who has now apologised but claimed he was not present when the remarks were made.

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