Updated On: 25 January, 2026 07:14 PM IST | Hubballi | mid-day online correspondent
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge accused the BJP of turning governors into tools to harass opposition-ruled states, alleging direct interference from the Centre. Addressing a rally in Hubballi, he said constitutional authorities are being misused to destabilise non-BJP governments

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge. File pic
All India Congress Committee President Mallikarjun Kharge has accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of turning governors into instruments to harass opposition-ruled states. Kharge, while slamming the BJP, alleged that a new pattern of direct interference from the Centre has been troubling the Congress-run states.
While addressing a large rally in Hubballi on Saturday, Kharge alleged that governors are now receiving instructions directly from the central government to trouble non-BJP governments, reported ANI.