India, Oct. 4 -- Union minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday hit back at Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge for calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah "illegal", saying the remark was an insult to constitutional institutions and the mandate of the people.

Kharge, speaking in Karnataka, demanded the dissolution of the Lok Sabha and state Assemblies, saying "all the elections were illegal" and that Modi, Shah and chief ministers of all the states were "illegal". He also called for fresh polls to be held through ballot papers.

"The statement made by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge at the direction of Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi is yet another example of their frustration, defeatist mindset and ...