Bengaluru, April 24 -- Congress National President Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday said that the party has submitted its reply to the Election Commission's notice over the his "terrorist" remark against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

When asked about the development, Kharge told reporters in Bengaluru, "We have already replied; it has appeared in the newspaper."

This comes after Congress MP Jairam Ramesh on Thursday wrote to the Election Commission of India (ECI) and criticised the poll body for giving only 24 hours to Kharge to respond to the allegations. The party demanded a week to file a detailed response.

In a letter addressed to the ECI, Jairam Ramesh wrote, "We would like to express our surprise at the short amount of time given to ...