India, July 12 -- A fierce political exchange unfolded on Friday between BJP IT cell chief Amit Malviya and Congress general secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala over the recent visit of Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his deputy D K Shivakumar to Delhi. The war of words played out on social media, with both leaders accusing each other's parties of misleading the public and failing Karnataka.

Amit Malviya alleged in a post on X that Siddaramaiah had been "humiliated" in the national capital after being denied an appointment with Congress MP Rahul Gandhi. Claiming that the chief minister had returned empty-handed, Malviya suggested that Siddaramaiah's political authority was being undermined.

He likened the episode to the sacking ...