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Updated May 14th, 2018 at 14:57 IST

Congress complains to President Kovind about PM Modi's 'unacceptable conduct and menacing & intimidating words'. BJP says 'look who's talking'

The Congress party has issued a letter to the President of India complaining about the Prime Minister by alleging that he used "words which are threatening, intimidating in content and a public warning to the leaders and the members of the main opposition party."

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The Congress party has issued a letter to the President of India complaining about the Prime Minister by alleging that he used "words which are threatening, intimidating in content and a public warning to the leaders and the members of the main opposition party."

The letter lists the oath that the Prime Minister is administered while taking the office, adding that "In the past, all Prime Ministers of India have maintained immense dignity and decorum in discharge of public or private functions/actions".

However, in PM Modi's case it lists a speech he made during the course of the Karnataka election campaign in Hubli on May 6 and says that "the threat held out by the Prime Minister to the INC's leadership deserves to be condemned. This cannot be the language of the Prime Minister of a constitutionally governed democratic country of 1.3 billion people. Such discourse whether in public of private is unacceptable conduct. The words used are menacing and intimidating with intent to insult and provoke breach of the peace."

This is the video that has been linked:

The letter adds:

"The Congress party is the oldest party in India and has faced many challenges and threats. The Congress leadership has always exhibited courage and fearlessness in facing threats and challenges. We would like to state that neither the party nor our leaders will be cowed down by such threats.

The President of India as the as the constitutional head of the Union of India enjoys high duty and obligation to advise and guide the Prime Minister and his cabinet. Admittedly the Prime Minister is not expected to use menacing language even in the course of election campaign which tantamounts to using his powers and privileges as the Prime Minister to settle personal and political scores.

Honourable President may caution the Prime Minister from using such unwarranted, threatening and intimidating language against leaders of the Congress Party or any other party or person as it does not behove the position of the Prime Minister. "

The letter bears the signature of a number of senior Congress leaders led by former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Ashok Gehlot, Ambika Soni, Digvijaya Singh, Ahmed Patel, Mallikarjun Kharge, P Chidambaram, Motilal Vora, Kamal Nath and others.

Here it is:

Following the letter being sent, the BJP has issued a counter by listing the unparliamentary language that has allegedly been used against the Prime Minister by members of the Congress which had become a huge talking point before the Gujarat elections in late 2017:

During the course of the Karnataka campaign, former PM Manmohan Singh had hit out at his successor for allegedly making personal attacks, while Congress president Rahul Gandhi had said that it is a sign of the 'anger' within PM Modi.

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Published May 14th, 2018 at 14:57 IST

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