When Prime Minister Modi spoke at the Red Fort, the empty chair sent a message

A chair named Mallikarjun Kharge is among the empty seats in the area of ​​the historic Red Fort, where Prime Minister Modi delivered a speech. Congress said he was “not feeling well”, explaining his absence.
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation on the 77th Independence Day today, Parliament Speaker Mallikarjun Kharge stepped away and delivered a taped message in which he emphasized the role of former prime ministers. and accused the current government of hunting down the opposition.

A chair named Mallikarjun Kharge is among the empty seats in an area of ​​the historic Red Fort where Prime Minister Modi delivered a speech.

However, Mr Kharge raised the flag at the Parliament office in Delhi, for the first time as party chairman. He also attacked the government in his speech – a first for a parliamentary speaker in decades. The party said that Congress has traditionally avoided any criticism or attacks on Independence Day.
Mr Kharge said he could not go to the Red Fort because he had eye problems. He also said that he should fly the flag at home and then in the office of Congress. “The protection of the Prime Minister was so dense, then they did not let us leave until the Interior Minister, Defense Minister and President were gone, so we could not attend,” the leader of the National Assembly said. . In his video message, Mr Kharge paid tribute to freedom icons such as Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, Maulana Azad, Rajendra Prasad, Sarojini Naidu and BR Ambedkar.