Countering the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for its alleged attempts to break the country through its divisive slogans such as 'Ek hain to safe hain' or 'batenge to katenge', Mallikarjun Kharge, president of the Congress party, on Wednesday asked the people to gathered at his rallies to chant 'Hum Sab Ek Hain' and the crowds responded enthusiastically.

Addressing election rallies at Latur and Solapur, Kharge minced no words when he castigated senior BJP leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath, for their desperate attempts to polarize the voters in the poll-bound state on the religious lines."We are all strongly united. But it is the BJP that is trying to divide us with slogans of 'Ek hain to safe hain' or 'batenge to katenge'. The party is attempting to sow discord among the people… But the people of Maharashtra will foil such moves by voting out the MahaYuti government," Kharge said.

Kharge went on to ask the people gathered at the two rallies to raise chants of 'Hum Sab Ek Hain' and the crowds responded to him enthusiastically.

Slamming Modi for criticism of Rahul Gandhi and other Congress leaders who have been displaying copies of the Constitution at their rallies, Kharge said:"The Congress leaders laid down their lives to keep the country and all communities united. On the contrary, the BJP and RSS had no contribution to make in the freedom movement and unity of the country. If anything, the BJP leaders like Yogi Adityanath have come up with divisive slogans like `Batenge to Katenge' and Ek Hai to Safe Hai'"

Kharge reiterated that the BJP-RSS were actively working to destroy the Constitution through falsehoods and were making fake claims of its achievements in Maharashtra "The Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) leaders have consistently been exposing the false claims of achievement during the past few years," he said.

Dubbing MahaYuti as a government of thieves, Kharge said: "The Assembly election are an opportunity to teach traitors a lesson. I appeal to you to throw out this "50 khoke, anti-welfare" (moneybags) government from power in the state".