Pawan Khera supports Surjewala, says political fight on between 'demons and humans'

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Congress leader Pawan Khera said here on Monday that the present political fight in the country is going on between «demons and humans», referring to party colleague Randeep Singh Surjewala's remarks calling those voting for the ruling party as having «demonic tendencies». He also said the country needs a responsible prime minister, not a «publicity minister». To a question on Surjewala's comment at a recent rally in Haryana, Khera said, «The prime minister spoke for 2 hours and 13 minutes in Parliament.

Sloppy jokes were cracked. Slogans were raised. You have seen what happened to women in Manipur.

So, you tell me if this is not a demonic mentality, then what is?» «The women of our country are being misbehaved with and raped openly and the prime minister is leading in cracking sloppy jokes in Parliament. In the history of this country, I have seen many prime ministers. I have seen different prime ministers belonging to different parties.

But, I have not seen such a prime minister who is cracking jokes, that too shallow ones, when one part of the country is burning.» He said he completely agrees with Surjewala's comment that there is a fight going on today between demons and humans. «I completely agree with his point that the fight that is going on today, the struggle that is going on, is between demons and humans. There is no doubt about it,» Khera said.

«This country needs a responsible prime minister, not a publicity minister,» he said. Surjewala sparked a row with his remarks on Sunday, calling the BJP and the JJP as parties of «demons» and also said those who vote for and support the BJP are of «demonic tendency». On Monday, Surjewala put out a clarification, defending his comments and accusing the BJP of clinging