Jul 24, 2026 11:31 AM IST 'PM should speak in Parliament, not at midnight': Congress targets PM Modi over CJP statement Congress president and Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should make a statement in Parliament instead of issuing remarks outside the House.

"PM Modi should give a statement in the House.

Only then will we consider his words authentic.

Instead of issuing a statement at 12 in the night, he should speak in the House," Kharge stated minutes before entering Parliament for the day's proceedings in the Monsoon Session.

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