‘Won’t tolerate’: Congress distances itself from DK Suresh’s ‘separate state’ remarks amid Paler riots

The chaos over Congress MP DK Suresh’s ‘independence for southern states’ remarks continued to dominate the proceedings of the Lok Sabha on Friday, with party president Mallikarjun Kharge saying Congress would not tolerate such remarks and BJP leaders seeking strict action against Suresh .

“If anyone talks about destroying the country, no matter which political party they belong to, we will not tolerate it. Malikajun Haq himself will say that from Konyakumari to Kashmir, we are one and we will be one ,” the Congress president said in Parliament.

Karnataka Congress president and deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar’s brother MP DK Suresh, who calls himself a “proud Indian”, clarified the “South Indian independent state” remark, saying the intention behind his remarks was to make People noticed the “injustices in India”. Fund allocation by the BJP-led central government”.

The Bengaluru Rural MP said the southern states were getting a raw deal when it came to tax distribution, which was being distributed to north India.

“Our taxes are being allocated to north India and if we don’t condemn it, a situation may arise where we have to demand a separate state,” Suresh said in response to a question from the finance ministry on the interim budget. Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. The statement drew heavy criticism from the BJP.

BJP demands apology

The Bharatiya Janata Party slammed the Congress party for “once again hatching a dangerous conspiracy to divide India”.

“Congress is now sowing separatism in the face of constant rejection by Indians. Following Nehru’s legacy, Karnataka Deputy CM @DKShivakumar’s brother @DKSureshINC demands a separate state,” the BJP said on attacked members of Congress.

“If Congress leaders do not want to live in India, they are more than welcome to leave India and move to their ‘motherland’ Italy,” the saffron party added.

India’s Minister of Mines, Coal and Parliamentary Affairs Pralhad Joshi condemned Suresh’s remarks and said: “I am also from south India and I and my colleagues in the region believe in the unity of India. We condemn this Such remarks. I urge Sonia Gandhi to apologize and take action against this MP.”