Kharge receives threat call minutes after lashing out at PM

Bengaluru: Minutes after senior Congress leader M Mallikarjuna Kharge criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s speech in the Upper House of Parliament, the Rajya Sabha member received a threat call.

Soon after Kharge along with Congress Rajya Sabha member from Karnataka Syed Naseer Hussain spoke to the media and criticised PM’s speech a call came through on Kharge’s mobile.

Speaking with this regard Kharge said, “It looked like the number was from Madhya Pradesh. The anonymous caller spoke in Hindi and accused him of always speaking against Modi and against the country. The caller also threatened me.”

The call was received by Kharge’s personal assistant.

It may be recalled that Kharge had also received a threat call when he was filing nominations to contest the Rajya Sabha polls from Karnataka.