Overview

• In the video, Mallikarjun Kharge compares a farmer’s four acres of crop loss to his own alleged 40 acres, tells him not to seek publicity, and says to take the issue to Narendra Modi and Amit Shah.
• BJP leaders Amit Malviya and Shehzad Poonawalla share the clip and accuse Congress of disrespecting farmers, with Malviya contrasting Kharge’s stance with claims of pro‑farmer policies under the prime minister.
• JD(S) leader H. D. Kumaraswamy condemns the exchange as arrogant and insensitive, arguing a senior leader should console distressed farmers rather than draw comparisons.
• BJP’s Ravi Shankar Prasad criticizes Kharge’s conduct and faults Rahul Gandhi for not visiting flood‑hit states, using the episode to question Congress’s engagement with agrarian distress.
• The incident occurred in Kalaburagi in northern Karnataka, where IMD data show higher‑than‑normal rainfall this season and farmers report damage to pigeon‑pea, green gram, black gram, cotton, and sunflower.