<p>Coming down heavily on the BJP-led Centre, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge said Narendra Modi could become Prime Minister as Congress protected democracy and the Indian Constitution. </p>.<p>“You have been saying all these years that Congress has done nothing in last 70 years….but let me tell you that you would become the Prime Minister if the Congress had not protected democracy and the Constitution,” Kharge said, addressing a mammoth rally in Nanded in Maharashtra, coinciding with Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/national-politics/i-walked-to-kedarnath-shrine-but-rss-man-took-chopper-rahul-gandhi-1161218.html" target="_blank">I walked to Kedarnath shrine but RSS man took chopper: Rahul Gandhi</a></strong></p>.<p>Kharge said that today the Constitution and democracy are in danger. “In 70 years, the Congress built institutions but the government is trying to sell it off…see what’s happening to airports, ports, roads and PSUs,” he said. </p>.<p>“In the last 9 years, we have been hearing ‘jumlebaazi’…where is the Rs 15 lakh you promised…where are two crore jobs per year,” he said. </p>.<p>Kharge accused the BJP of misusing government agencies to threaten political opponents. </p>
<p>Coming down heavily on the BJP-led Centre, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge said Narendra Modi could become Prime Minister as Congress protected democracy and the Indian Constitution. </p>.<p>“You have been saying all these years that Congress has done nothing in last 70 years….but let me tell you that you would become the Prime Minister if the Congress had not protected democracy and the Constitution,” Kharge said, addressing a mammoth rally in Nanded in Maharashtra, coinciding with Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/national-politics/i-walked-to-kedarnath-shrine-but-rss-man-took-chopper-rahul-gandhi-1161218.html" target="_blank">I walked to Kedarnath shrine but RSS man took chopper: Rahul Gandhi</a></strong></p>.<p>Kharge said that today the Constitution and democracy are in danger. “In 70 years, the Congress built institutions but the government is trying to sell it off…see what’s happening to airports, ports, roads and PSUs,” he said. </p>.<p>“In the last 9 years, we have been hearing ‘jumlebaazi’…where is the Rs 15 lakh you promised…where are two crore jobs per year,” he said. </p>.<p>Kharge accused the BJP of misusing government agencies to threaten political opponents. </p>
