Manmohan Singh, Congress write to President Kovind over PM Modi's 'threatening language'

Congress leaders, including former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh have written to President Ram Nath Kovind objecting Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s public address during the Karnataka Assembly election campaign.

Singh has said that the words used by PM Modi during his speech in Hubli, Karnataka are threatening.

Singh has asked President Kovind to caution PM Modi from using ‘threatening and intimidating language’ against the leaders of the Congress Party or any other party of person as it does not behove position of the prime minister.

The letter was also signed by Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad, Leader of the Congress Parliamentary Party M Mallikarjun Kharge and other senior Congress leaders.

The letter also pointed out the negation of Constitutional oath taken by PM Modi.

“The President of India as the constitutional head of the union of India enjoys high duty and obligation to advise and guide the Prime Minister and his cabinet,” the letter added.