Even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered his last Independence Day speech before the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge skipped the traditional event at the Red Fort.
Congress said that Kharge was not feeling well, and therefore could not attend the celebrations. A chair with Kharge's name-card was seen lying vacant at the Red Fort.
However, the Congress chief released a video message with a photograph of first PM Nehru and MK Gandhi in the background.