BJP leaders and workers taken into custody during protest against Mallikarjun Kharge in Bengaluru
BJP leaders and workers were detained by Bengaluru police during a protest against Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge. The protest was triggered by remarks Kharge made regarding Prime Minister Narendra Modi's father, which the BJP deemed derogatory.
Why it matters
The incident highlights the ongoing political tensions and the sensitivity of political discourse in India.
BJP leaders and workers taken into custody during protest against Mallikarjun Kharge in Bengaluru left BJP leaders R. Ashok, Chalavadi Narayanaswamy and party workers staging a protest in Bengaluru on Monday. PTI PTI https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/v8h2ov/article71627361.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/PTI10_26_2026_000265B.jpg SHAILENDRA BHOJAK Bengaluru: Karnataka Assembly LoP R Ashoka, BJP leader Chalavadi Narayanaswamy and party workers stage a protest against Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge's remark referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's father as a "violation of political decorum" and derogatory, in Bengaluru, Monday, Oct. 26, 2026. (PTI Photo/Shailendra Bhojak)(PTI10_26_2026_000265B) Bengaluru Several BJP leaders and party workers were taken into custody by the Bengaluru police on Monday after a protest march against Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge was stopped outside Freedom Park. The protest was organised in response to remarks made by Mr.
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