Kharge was born in Varawatti village of Karnataka's Bidar district which was burnt by Razakars in 1948 during Hyderabad unrest. Kharge lost his mother and sister in this fire and narrowly escaped himself.

This comes after Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday indirectly referred to Yogi Adityanath, saying that some people who "pose as sadhus" have entered politics.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader was speaking at a rally in Maharashtra’s Amravati ahead of the November 20 polls

BJP leader and Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday reacted to Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge's recent attack against him, saying the latter should be angry at the Hyderabad Nizam whose "Razakars burnt your village".

BJP's star campaigner, Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath, on Tuesday launched a blistering attack on Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, accusing him of hiding his family's painful history for vote bank politics.

Days after Kharge criticised the seer-turned-politician on his saffron attire and "Batenge to Katenge" slogan, Adityanath launched a strong counterattack at a poll rally in Maharashtra's Amravati

I prioritise the nation above all else but for Kharge Congress’s appeasement politics takes precedence, says UP chief minister

Yogi Adityanath recounted Mallikarjun Kharge's childhood tragedy during the political unrest in Hyderabad before its integration into India. The Chief Minister said Nizam's Razakars burned down Kharge's village in 1948.

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath and Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge traded barbs during rallies in Maharashtra ahead of the state's