Bengaluru, March 18 -- Former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda, National President of Janata Dal (Secular), on Wednesday delivered a pointed and dramatic response to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge's playful remark in Parliament, turning a humorous comment into a sharp political critique.
Kharge had joked in the Rajya Sabha that Deve Gowda was "in love" with the Congress but ultimately "married" the BJP, a line that quickly went viral across social media.
Deve Gowda, who was absent from the House due to Ugadi celebrations in Bengaluru, clarified both in Parliament and on social media that his relationship with the Congress was akin to a "forced marriage" which he was compelled to "divorce" because it had become an abusive alliance.
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