BJP Slams Congress As Rahul Gandhi, DK Shivakumar Ring In New 12 months Overseas Whereas Nation Mourns Manmohan Singh – News18
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Amid stories of Congress MP Rahul Gandhi travelling to Vietnam to ring within the new yr, Karnataka’s deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar travelled to Turkey throughout the identical time
Shivakumar’s Turkey journey comes underneath the scanner together with Rahul Gandhi’s Vietnam journey. File pic/PTI
The Karnataka BJP has discovered contemporary ammunition towards the Congress. It has pointed to the “insensitivity” of Congress leaders whereas the nation was mourning the lack of former Prime Minister and Congress veteran Dr Manmohan Singh.
Amid stories of Congress MP Rahul Gandhi travelling to Vietnam to ring within the new yr, Karnataka’s deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar travelled to Turkey throughout the identical time.
Senior Bharatiya Janata Get together chief and former Karnataka deputy chief minister CN Ashwath Narayan criticised such acts by folks in positions of energy as displaying their “irresponsible behaviour and insensitivity”.
“When they don’t seem to be in positions of energy, they will take such liberties. However being able because the deputy CM of a state, at a time when the nation is mourning the lack of a former PM and good chief like Manmohan Singh, it solely reveals their irresponsible behaviour and insensitivity. Being a part of a authorities, they can not afford to have such luxuries and good occasions. The positions they maintain don’t allow them to have a jolly time like this; they’re constrained by their roles and must carry out,” mentioned Narayan to News18.
Congress leaders defended the journey, saying it was a deliberate journey that was scheduled six months in the past, and because it was already slotted, Shivakumar went.
“The federal government is observing the mourning, and we’ve cancelled all celebrations or different public features. This journey by the deputy CM was a scheduled journey, and that’s how he travelled. Authorities and social gathering features have been cancelled for the seven-day mourning. This journey to Turkey was mounted six months in the past,” mentioned Congress spokesperson AN Natraj Gowda.
Shivakumar’s Turkey journey comes underneath the scanner together with Rahul Gandhi’s Vietnam journey. The BJP focused the Lok Sabha chief of opposition, saying he had gone overseas to social gathering on New 12 months’s Eve whereas the nation was mourning the lack of Dr Singh.
Shivakumar skipped the primary state cupboard assembly of 2025, which was scheduled for January 2.
Chief of the opposition within the state legislative council Chaluvadi Narayanaswamy criticised Shivakumar’s journey.
In a put up on social media web site X, DK Shivakumar has written: “In gentle of New 12 months celebrations, I’ve personally requested BBMP, BESCOM, BWSSB authorities and employees to not take any vacation and proactively proceed their service to the folks of Bengaluru. All zonal officers of Bengaluru might be performing their duties as required. Making certain the fulfilment of public wants and sustaining peace and concord is of utmost significance to us, and we will proceed to work collectively in the identical course as all the time.”
One other BJP chief additionally raised the problem of how Shivakumar had requested folks to look at mourning and instructed authorities officers to work via December 31 and January 1, however he himself was “egocentric” sufficient to take a vacation.
“He can not comply with his personal directions. If the federal government is working, he who represents the federal government must also achieve this. He needs to be an instance, not have totally different requirements,” mentioned the chief, who didn’t wish to be named.
The BJP and Congress have been buying and selling barbs over Dr Manmohan Singh’s final rites and plans for his memorial. The Congress has alleged that the ruling BJP on the Centre had humiliated Dr Singh by organising the cremation at Nigambodh Ghat and never respecting his legacy.
The BJP countered, saying that the allegations have been baseless; slightly, the Narendra Modi authorities had offered a state funeral to the previous Prime Minister and achieved every part required to honour him because the PM of the nation.
BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla in a press release had mentioned, “The nation is in mourning. The federal government has introduced seven days of nationwide mourning. As anticipated from Rahul Gandhi, we’ve acquired info that he has left for tourism and to social gathering. You’ll keep in mind that after the 26/11 assaults on Mumbai, newspapers had reported how Rahul Gandhi partied all night time. And in the present day, he doesn’t care about honouring Dr Manmohan Singh. He simply needs to play politics on it.”
