India, Oct. 25 -- The Congress has drawn sharp criticism from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after party president Mallikarjun Kharge made a remark about Prime Minister Narendra Modi during an event in Bihar, on Sunday. The BJP accused Kharge of violating political decorum and said the language used by the senior leader resembled that of a "mafia gang".

Union home minister Amit Shah criticised Kharge, saying his remark about Modi's father crossed the limits of decency. He also accused the Congress of repeatedly using abusive language against the Prime Minister and his family.

"Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has today torn apart all norms of decorum by making an indecent remark about Modi ji's father in Patna," Shah said in a po...