Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, Dec 13: Raja Pateria, a leader in the Madhya Pradesh Congress, was detained on Tuesday as a result of his divisive comments that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should ‘be ready to die.’
When a video showed Pateria encouraging a group of people to ‘murder’ PM Modi in order to ‘save’ the Constitution, he triggered outrage on Monday.
“Modi will end elections, Modi will divide on the basis of religion, caste, language; the lives of Dalits, tribals, and minorities are in danger. If the constitution is to be saved, then be ready to kill Modi,” in the viral video, Pateria, at a gathering of party workers, said.
A police investigation against Pateria, a former state minister, was ordered by the Madhya Pradesh government as a result of his comments. At the Pawai police station in Panna on Monday afternoon, a charge was filed against Pateria. He was taken into custody while at his home in the state’s Damoh district’s Hata town.
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Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan condemned the comments and said, “The real face of those pretending to do a Bharat Jodo Yatra is coming out.”
“Congress people are not able to compete with PM Narendra Modi in the field, that’s why a Congress leader is talking about killing him. This is the height of hatred. True feelings of Congress are being revealed. The law will take its course,” said the CM.
