Senior Madhya Pradesh Congress leader Sajjan Singh Verma has sparked controversy by suggesting that, similar to recent events in Bangladesh, people in India might one day storm Prime Minister Narendra Modi's residence.

Verma's remarks come in the wake of thousands of protesters vandalizing former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's official residence in Dhaka on Monday, shortly after she resigned and fled to India. Addressing Congress workers during a protest against alleged scams in the Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC), Verma referenced media reports about the civil unrest in Bangladesh.

"Remember, Narendra Modi ji, one day, people will enter the prime minister's residence because of your wrong policies and will occupy it. It happened recently in Sri Lanka, then in Bangladesh, and now it could happen in India," Verma stated, according to a report by PTI.

His comments have drawn sharp criticism from the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM), which has demanded legal action against him for using "anti-national" language. BJYM Indore city president Saugat Mishra filed a complaint at the MG Road police station, accusing Verma of hurting the sentiments of 140 crore Indians. Mishra claimed that Congress leaders were making such statements to grab headlines.

Additional DCP (Zone-3) Ramsanehi Mishra confirmed that a complaint had been received and that video footage of Verma's statement would be reviewed for possible legal action.

Verma's remarks coincided with similar comments from another Congress leader, Salman Khurshid, who warned that the unrest in Bangladesh could serve as a cautionary tale for India. Speaking at the launch of a book by academician Mujibur Rehman, Khurshid suggested that while things might appear normal in India, underlying tensions could lead to similar upheavals.

Khurshid said, "What's happening in Bangladesh can happen here... the spread in our country prevents things from blowing up in the manner they did in Bangladesh."