Bhubaneswar: On Friday, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge accused the BJP-led central government of trying to remove secularism and socialism from the Constitution.

Speaking at the party’s ‘Samvidhan Bachao Samavesh’ event here, Kharge emphasized that dalits, tribals, and the youth of the nation must learn to advocate for their rights under the BJP administration.

“The BJP government at the Centre is trying to erase secularism and socialism from our Constitution,” he stated.

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Kharge further alleged that BJP supporters were assaulting dalits and government officials in Odisha.

“The BJP will eliminate dalits, tribals, and youth unless they learn to assert their rights,” the Congress leader claimed.

Criticizing the Centre, he noted that the Congress government established 160 PSUs in India, whereas the BJP administration has “privatized 23 of those.”