Union Ministers Kiren Rijiju, Nirmala Sitharaman, and Arjun Ram Meghwal were part of a high-level BJP delegation that met the Election Commission of India at Nirvachan Sadan to discuss key electoral matters (Pics/PTI)
Updated On: 2026-04-22 01:15 PM IST
Compiled by : Tarun Verma
A BJP delegation, comprising Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal and others, met with the Election Commission of India on Wednesday demanding action against Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge over his remarks calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi "a terrorist."
Speaking with ANI, Kiren Rijiju strongly condemned the remarks by Kharge, calling it "an issue for the entire nation"
Stating that no political party has ever touched that level of disrespect as Congress, Rijiju said that the delegation demanded EC to take "strict action" and asked the Congress President to apologise from the country
"The EC has taken cognisance of the matter. We have been assured that an investigation will be done in the matter," Rijiju said.
The Parliamentary Affairs Minister also affirmed that all terrorists shall be eliminated under the PM's leadership, while the Congress will be punished by the people
on Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju and Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speak to the media after a high-level BJP delegation meeting with the Election Commission of India (ECI)
