As Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to arrive in Maharashtra's Wardha district in Vidarbha region, Congress on Friday urged him to make his stand clear on Gandhi and his killer Nathuram Godse, who has been eulogised by a section of Hindutva front.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi criticized the Congress party, claiming it is influenced by the 'tukde tukde' gang and urban Naxals. He stated that today's Congress is not the same as during Mahatma Gandhi's time and accused it of harboring hatred and lacking patriotism.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi escalated his attack on the Congress party, calling it the 'most corrupt' and accusing it of appeasement after visiting Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud's house for Ganesh Puja.