Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju has sought an apology from Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and party leader Rahul Gandhi over the alleged provocative sloganeering against Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a rally in Delhi.
At a hurriedly called press conference, Rijiju alleged that some Congress workers had threatened to dig the grave of the prime minister, which, he said, was the "most unfortunate and tragic" thing to happen in Indian democracy.
"What kind of mindset is this which makes a public announcement about killing rivals? If some Opposition leaders speak about killing the PM, it is really unfortunate," he said.
#WATCH | Delhi: On sloganeering against PM Modi during Congress mega rally against 'Vote Chori', Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju says, "What kind of mindset is this which makes public announcement about killing rivals? If some Opposition leaders speak about killing… pic.twitter.com/z22V5lbF7Z
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"Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi should tender an apology for the Congress workers' threat to the life of the Prime Minister. They should tender the apology on the floor of both Houses of Parliament," said the minister.
Rijiju sought to remind the opposition party that Modi is the prime minister of 140 crore people and the world's largest democracy.
"The whole world respects PM Modi, the whole of India respects PM Modi. But if some people in the opposition threaten to kill the prime minister, it is most unfortunate and tragic. It will not end by just condemning the incident," he said.
#WATCH | Delhi: On sloganeering against PM Modi during Congress mega rally against 'Vote Chori, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju says, "Congress president and LoP should apologise to the people of the country, from the Parliament. In 2014, our MP Niranjan Jyoti used a… pic.twitter.com/YSzNYEfbaU
— ANI (@ANI) December 15, 2025
On Sunday, Congress organised a massive rally against the alleged "vote chori" and the Special Intensive Revision (SIT) of electoral rolls in the national capital. During the event, party leader Manju Lata Meena reportedly stated, "Modi teri kabar khudegi, aaj nahin toh kal khudegi" (Modi, your grave will be dug soon, if not today, then tomorrow).
Meena, the district president of Jaipur Women's Congress, later defended her statement, saying she was only expressing the public anger over the alleged vote rigging.
