
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge criticized Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, calling him 'desperate' after the Women's Reservation Bill failed in the Lok Sabha Friday. Kharge accused Modi of misusing the Model Code of Conduct and delivering a political speech filled with 'mudslinging and lies,' mentioning Congress 59 times while barely discussing women. Modi had accused opposition parties of 'committing foeticide' by opposing the bill.