Kapil Sibal mentioned the BJP doesn’t know methods to govern however is aware of methods to assault and use harsh phrases (File)
New Delhi:
Congress chief Kapil Sibal on Tuesday hit again at Union minister Prakash Javadekar for his assault on Rahul Gandhi and mentioned the setting minister ought to cease polluting the nation’s politics together with his harsh phrases and as a substitute deal with higher governance.
Mr Sibal mentioned the BJP doesn’t know methods to govern however is aware of methods to assault and use harsh phrases.
“Mr Javadekar, why are you causing pollution in the country’s politics. Being the environment minister, you should be stopping pollution, but in each statement you are using harsh words. Instead of criticising Rahul ji, you should tackle the challenges the country is facing currently in the times of the (coronavirus) pandemic,” Mr Sibal mentioned in a video message.
About the Shaheen Bagh protest towards the Citizenship Amendment Act, Mr Sibal mentioned, “You talked about Shaheen Bagh where there were reports of police, which is under your government, breaking CCTV cameras.”
He mentioned there have been petitions earlier than the excessive courtroom that claimed investigation into the Delhi riots was not finished correctly and added it might be higher if Javadekar did not talk about this stuff.
“As far as China is concerned, I suggest that you tell the truth and reality to the country. The prime minister said that the pandemic would be over in 21 days like the Mahabharata ended in 18 days. But, it did not and the 21 days are yet not over. Instead of speaking about other things, you should focus more on the problems before the country,” the previous Union minister mentioned.
On China, Mr Sibal mentioned Chinese President Xi Jinping is saying that they haven’t occupied any Indian land and the prime minister is saying the identical on June 19 in an all-party assembly.
“But, your foreign and defence ministers are negating this and saying something else. The problem is that in your government we do not know who is telling the truth. But, you should at least tell the truth to the country,” he mentioned.
The Congress chief informed Mr Javadekar that he was conscious concerning the state of Indian economic system and may deal with it as a substitute.
He mentioned everybody needs the pandemic to finish and it’s good that work on this route is underway however the authorities ought to have taken a call to cease all flights in February, which it didn’t take.
“The problem is that you actually do not know how to govern. You only know how to attack and use such words which do not behove either you or your government,” Mr Sibal mentioned.
Earlier, whereas taking a swipe at Congress chief Rahul Gandhi over his tweets attacking the central authorities, Mr Javadekar mentioned the Congress will turn into a “party of tweets” as it’s doing no work amongst individuals and is “losing” one chief after one other.
Hitting again at Mr Gandhi, he mentioned the anti-CAA Shaheen Bagh protests and Delhi riots had been the Congress’s “achievements” in February adopted by desertion of Jyotiraditya Scindia and lack of energy in Madhya Pradesh in March, and “incitement” of migrants in April.
Mr Javadekar mentioned May marked the sixth anniversary of the Congress”s lack of energy on the Centre whereas the social gathering “advocated” for China in June after which it was “finished” in Rajasthan in July.
“Rahul Gandhi is tweeting on a daily basis. It seems the Congress will become a party of tweets as they are doing no work among the people and losing one leader after another. A frustrated and depressed party is trying to launch all sorts of attacks on the government,” Mr Javadekar informed reporters.
Taking a dig on the Modi authorities, Mr Gandhi had earlier listed the alleged try and topple his social gathering’s authorities in Rajasthan and the “Namaste Trump” occasion as among the many Centre’s “achievements” within the COVID-19 period.
“Achievements of the government in the COVID-era: February — Namaste Trump, March — toppling the government in Madhya Pradesh, April — making people light candles, May — government”s sixth anniversary, June — Bihar virtual rally, July — Attempt to topple the government in Rajasthan,” Mr Gandhi mentioned in a tweet.
Hitting again, Mr Javadekar mentioned, “People are standing with PM Modi. The Congress has become helpless,” he mentioned.