'Alien concept to Congress': BJP hits back after Mallikarjun Kharge writes to PM Modi

BJP has hit back at the Congress for questioning a recent government order over deployment of civil servants in the party's 'yatra' as Rath Prabhari's.

Taking to X, BJP national President JP Nadda, wrote, "It baffles me to see the Congress Party have an issue with public servants reaching the grassroots to ensure saturation of schemes. If this is not the basic tenet of governance, what is? Regarding opposition to a ‘Rath’ it is a fit use of public resources unlike using warships as personal yachts."

He further added, "It maybe an alien concept to the Congress Party, but public service delivery is the duty of a Government. If the Modi Govt wants to ensure saturation of all schemes and ensure all beneficiaries are reached, nobody who has the interest of the poor in his mind can have a problem. But Congress only has an interest in keeping the poor in poverty and hence their opposition to the saturation drive."

BJP's attack soon after Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge wrote to Prime Minister Narender Modi on the directive and labelling it as 'gross misuse of government machinery'.