The letter said that Modi’s statement during an election rally in Karnataka’s Hubli on 6 May has used words that were ‘menacing and intimidating with an intent to insult and provoke’ breach of peace. Photo: MintNew Delhi: Former prime minister Manmohan Singh, along with senior Congress leaders, wrote a letter to President Ram Nath Kovind to “caution” Prime Minister Narendra Modi over using “unwarranted, threatening and intimidating language’’ against Congress leaders or any other party leaders and people. Singh’s letter, dated Sunday, said that Modi’s statement during an election rally in Karnataka’s Hubli on 6 May has used words that were “menacing and intimidating with an intent to insult and provoke” breach of peace. In the letter, Singh cited PM Modi as saying that Congress leaders should clearly understand that if they cross limits, they would have to pay a price for it. The letter was also signed by other senior Congress leaders including Ghulam Nabi Azad, A.K.

Source: Mint May 14, 2018 17:26 UTC