The “marriage” with the Congress in 2019 was an “abusive relationship” and so it ended in divorce, former Prime Minister and Janata Dal Secular chief HD Deve Gowda said today, responding to Mallikarjun Kharge’s jest in Rajya Sabha. The “marriage” with the Congress in 2019 was an “abusive relationship” and so it ended in divorce, former Prime Minister and Janata Dal Secular chief HD Deve Gowda said today, responding to Mallikarjun Kharge’s jest in Rajya Sabha.