Mallikarjun Kharge triggers row with 'poverty, Ganga dip' remark

Addressing the 'Jai Bapu, Jai Bhim, Jai Samvidhan' rally in Madhya Pradesh's Mhow, Kharge said BJP leaders “kept taking dips till it appeared good on camera,” even as he asserted that was not questioning anyone's faith.

Kharge's remarks came hours after Union home minister Amit Shah took a dip at the Triveni Sangam in Prayagraj amid the ongoing Maha Kumbh.

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday asked if taking a dip in the Ganga could end poverty, accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders of competing against each other to take a dip for the cameras at the ongoing Mahakumbh in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj.