Shimla, Oct. 26 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has staged a protest outside the Deputy Commissioner's office in Shimla on Monday against Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge's alleged objectionable remarks about Prime Minister Narendra Modi's late father, with tensions escalating into a scuffle between police and party workers during an attempt to burn Kharge's effigy.

Addressing reporters after the protest, BJP Rajya Sabha MP Sikander Kumar strongly condemned the remarks, describing them as contrary to Indian culture and values. He warned that the BJP would organise protests across the country if Congress leaders continued to use such language against the Prime Minister and his family.

"The BJP strongly condemns these remarks and...