Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor tweets "I stand with Modiji on this", here's why
New Delhi: Prominent Congress leader and Thiruvananthapuram, MP, Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday evening dug through the tweets of the official twitter handle of PM Narendra Modi’s official website. The former International diplomat then referred to one of the tweets from the handle from 2013 and retweeted it with a comment saying he stands with Narendra Modi on the matter.
In 2013, the twitter handle @narendramodi_in had tweeted on the matter with a border dispute with the Chinese Army when the UPA government was in power at the Centre. The handle had quoted Narendra Modi questioning “China withdraws its forces, but I wonder why Indian forces are withdrawing from Indian Territory? Why did we retreat?”
Retweeting the old tweet, Tharoor took a dig at PM Modi saying he stands with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s question of 2013 and added that he should now question it himself as he is the Prime Minister of the country and a similar situation is prevailing on the border.
Lately, Narendra Modi led BJP government at the Centre has been under attack by the opposition due to the border dispute with China and the standoff between the armed forces of the two countries. Several twitter campaigns have been run by the opposition parties and twitter users, calling out on the Central government for failing to manage the situation at the border.
China withdraws its forces but I wonder why Indian forces are withdrawing from Indian territory? Why did we retreat? : @narendramodi
— narendramodi_in (@narendramodi_in) May 13, 2013
I stand with Modiji on this. PM must answer his question! https://t.co/xauOoFONvh
— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) July 7, 2020
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Ready to face no-confidence motion, says Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah
Hassan (Karnataka) (PTI): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday said that the Congress government led by him was ready to face the no-confidence motion if moved by the opposition during the legislature session from December 8.
With Deputy CM D K Shivakumar by his side, he reiterated that they would both abide by the high command's decision on the leadership issue.
"Let them (opposition) bring in a no-confidence motion or adjournment motion or any other motion. We are ready to face it. Ours is an open book, transparent government. We are ready to face anything," Siddaramaiah said in response to a question.
However, BJP state President B Y Vijayendra and Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Assembly R Ashoka, clarified that the party, along with the JD(S) has not discussed or decided anything so far regarding moving a no-confidence motion against the government.
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The winter session of the Karnataka legislature will begin in Belagavi, bordering Maharashtra, on December 8 and will go on till 19th of this month.
Not wanting to react to a question on the leadership issue, the CM said the Congress high command is very strong.
"D K Shivakumar and I will be committed to whatever the high command decides," he said.
Earlier in the day in Bengaluru, Shivakumar accompanied AICC Mallikarjun Kharge till airport from Vidhana Soudha, after paying tributes to B R Ambedkar on his 69th death anniversary, which had led to some speculation about possible discussion between the two on the leadership issue.
The power tussle within the ruling party had intensified amid speculation about a change in chief minister in the state, after the Congress government reached the halfway mark of its five-year term on November 20.
However, both the CM and Deputy CM had recently held breakfast meetings at each others residences, on the instructions of the high command, which is seen as a move to pause the leadership tussle between the two and to signal Siddaramaiah's continuation as the CM for the time being, especially ahead of the Belagavi legislature session.
