J&K: “I am not going to die so early. I will stay alive until Prime Minister Narendra Modi is removed from power,” said Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge while addressing a rally in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Kharge experienced dizziness while addressing the rally, where he was campaigning for the third and final phase of the Assembly elections. The 83-year-old leader fainted during his speech, prompting party members to assist him to a chair. Medical staff later reported that Kharge’s blood pressure was fluctuating.
A few moments later, Kharge returned to the stage despite the health scare and asserted his commitment to the political fight, stating, “We will fight to restore statehood. I am not going to die so early. I will stay alive until Prime Minister Narendra Modi is removed from power.”
He acknowledged his earlier discomfort, saying, “I wanted to talk. But due to dizziness, I have sat down. Please excuse me.”
In a gesture of concern, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached out to Kharge later in the evening to inquire about his health. According to the Prime Minister’s Office, Modi expressed his best wishes for Kharge’s recovery.
In a counter, Union Home Minister Amit Shah posted on X, “Yesterday, the Congress President Shri Mallikarjun Kharge Ji has outperformed himself, his leaders and his party in being absolutely distasteful and disgraceful in his speech.
“In a bitter display of spite, he unnecessarily dragged PM Modi into his personal health matters by saying that he would die only after removing PM Modi from power. It just shows how much hate and fear these Congress people have of PM Modi, that they are thinking of him constantly.”
“As for the health of Mr. Kharge Ji, Modi Ji prays, I pray and we all pray that he lives a long, healthy life. May he continue to live for many years and may he live to see the creation of a Viksit Bharat by 2047,” the top BJP leader added.