Congress approves Raju Poojary's candidature for Karnataka Legislative Council bye-election

"The Congress President Shri Mallikarjun Kharge has approved the candidature of Shri Raju Poojary as party candidate for the ensuing bye-election to the Karnataka Legislative Council from Dakshina Kannada Local Authorities' Constituency," as per the official statement.

Meanwhile, ahead of the upcoming Haryana assembly elections, Kharge launched a scathing attack against the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for ignoring the needs of soldiers and farmers, accusing the party of prioritizing the RSS agenda over the welfare of citizens during a public rally in Haryana's Charkhi Dadri on Wednesday.

He said, "I want to say that all our (Congress) Prime Ministers have always worked for the country... Shastriji sent such a message by saying 'Jai Jawan Jai Kisan.' This is a Congress idea... The BJP doesn't understand farmers; they only know the RSS agenda. There are no farmers in the RSS or BJP, so they don't feel the farmers' pain and continue instilling fear in them. The BJP does not care about soldiers and farmers. That's why they don't understand the struggles of farmers... They only help Ambani-Adani, not the farmers."

"Manohar Lal Khattar, who was Chief Minister for 9 years, was replaced by Nayab Singh Saini because both engines of the 'double-engine government' failed... They had to change the CM because they did not fulfil their promises. People still remember the development work done by the Hooda government. We do what we say, but they never fulfil their promises", the congress President added.

Ahead of his public rally, Kharge addressed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's comments during an election rally. He said, "We are demanding a caste census to bring in welfare measures. This does not mean that we are not patriotic. They have always worked against the country and the constitution... Patriotic people are only there in Congress. These were the people who bowed down in front of the British for their lives." (ANI)