M Kharge Speech | "Loved Us, Married Modiji": M Kharge's HD Deve Gowda Remark Makes PM Laugh

In a welcome shift from noisy protests and heated exchanges between the treasury and Opposition benches, the Rajya Sabha today rang with peals of laughter, thanks to a light-hearted remark by outgoing member and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge. Kharge, Leader of the Opposition in the Upper House of Parliament, delivered his farewell speech today and noted how his time in the House has enriched him. The Congress president then spoke about former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda and NCP founder Sharad Pawar, whose current terms in the Rajya Sabha are about to end. Pawar, however, is set to return to the House. Kharge said Deve Gowda was the Prime Minister and served in several other capacities. "I have known him for 54 years and have worked with him. But I don't know what happened. He dated us, loved us, but married Prime Minister Narendra Modi," he said, drawing a round of laughter from across the House. The Prime Minister, who was present in the Rajya Sabha, was seen laughing too.