India, April 24 -- The Karnataka BJP on Thursday staged a protest in front of the Mahatma Gandhi statue at Vidhana Soudha, condemning AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge's "terrorist" remark against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and demanded that he apologise to the country.

The protest was led by State BJP President B Y Vijayendra, Leaders of Opposition in the Assembly and Council R Ashoka and Chalavadi Narayanaswamy, Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje, and several party legislators and leaders. Holding placards, they shouted slogans against Kharge.

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