A group of senior Congress leaders, including former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, have written a letter to President Ram Nath Kovind to complain against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for allegedly using intimidatory and threatening language against the opposition party during an election speech in Hubli, Karnataka.
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Letter to the President of India by Former Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh; LoP Rajya Sabha, Leader of CPP in LS & other senior leaders pointing out the negation of Constitutional oath by PM @narendramodi, and his unacceptable conduct. pic.twitter.com/WXAhFKgupQ
The letter, which has been signed by Manmohan, Karan Singh, Mukul Wasnik and other Congress officials, was dated May 13. The letter begins by emphasising the importance of the PM's position and reproduces the oath of office and secrecy that an individual takes before becoming PM. The Congress leaders have written that all previous prime ministers have maintained dignity and decorum in public and private functions.
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The party has attached a link to a video of the speech by Modi during the just-concluded Karnataka polls at Hubli on May 6. The PM, while criticising the Congress, warns it to “stay within its limits”; the statement can be heard from 2:00 minutes in the embedded video. The party called the PM's words as unacceptable and termed them as “menacing” and “intimidating” with the “intent to insult” and “provoke breach of the peace.”
The letter concludes by requesting President Kovind to caution Modi against using such 'language' as prime minister.