Kharge hits back at Modi; 'BJP's 'ideological ancestors' supported British, Muslim League

New Delhi: The BJP's "ideological ancestors" supported the British and the Muslim League against Indians in the freedom struggle, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge said on Monday as he hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his 'Muslim League imprint' remarks on the party's manifesto.

Modi had earlier attacked the Congress, charging that its poll manifesto bore the imprint of the Muslim League and utterances of its leaders showed hostility towards national inte g rity and Sanatan Dharma.

In a post, Kharge said, "ModiShah's political and ideological ancestors supported the British and Muslim League against Indians in the freedom struggle."

"Even today, they are invoking the Muslim League against the 'Congress Nyay Patra', guided and shaped according to the aspirations, needs and demands of common Indians," he added. BJP chief JP Nadda had also accused the Congress of appeasement in its manifesto. (PTI)