If BJP wants to sink like Titanic Ship then Modi is best to command: Subramanian Swamy
New Delhi: In a scathing critique, senior BJP leader Subramanian Swamy has warned that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership is headed for disaster, likening it to the sinking of the Titanic.
In a post on X on Monday, Swamy stated, "If we in BJP want to see our party sink like the Titanic Ship then Modi is the best to command." He further commented, "By-Election results show BJP is cracking up to sink forever."
Swamy's remarks come in the wake of recent by-election results where the INDIA bloc, comprising TMC, Congress, AAP, and DMK, made significant gains, securing 10 out of 13 seats. BJP managed only two wins, with an Independent candidate clinching the 13th seat. Notably, BJP also lost the Badrinath seat in Uttarakhand, which has been interpreted as a setback following the party's loss in Ayodhya during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
Highlighting a larger political message, Congress attributed its victory in Badrinath to a backlash against Hindutva sentiments in significant Hindu religious places.
Swamy, known for his outspoken criticisms of BJP leadership including Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah, has been vocal about his discontent with the party's direction. Previously, he questioned Modi's stance during the Emergency and criticized the government's policies, including Modi's recent visit to Russia and its implications on India-US relations.
When the Modi government declared June 25 as the 'murder of Constitution day', Swamy remarked on X "What was Mody [Modi] or Amit Shah’s contribution to actively opposing the Emergency?", adding, "Credit snitching is a bad disease."
Following the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, which saw Modi's return to power amidst reduced margins and coalition support, Swamy expressed concerns about Modi's popularity waning and emphasized the importance of not taking voters for granted in a democratic setup.
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Don't depend on freebies, produce your own solar power: Union Minister Prahlad Joshi
Mangaluru (Karnataka) Jan 2: Union Minister for Renewable Energy Prahlad Joshi urged people on Thursday not to be dependent on the governments for freebies, but to produce their own solar power.
Joshi attended a consultative meeting with the consumers, electricity supply company (ESCOM) officials, and people's representatives to discuss Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana here on Thursday.
"I will not comment on what the motives were behind the distribution of free power generated using environmentally harmful core sector material. But sustainability in the power sector is going to be the key to a safer future for the country," said Joshi, who is also the Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution.
According to Joshi, Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 15, 2024 aims to provide free electricity to households in India by providing a subsidy to install solar panels on their roofs. The subsidy will cover up to 40 percent of the cost of the solar panels.
He said with the free schemes involving non-renewable sources, somebody still has to pay a price.
"In this bargain, so many short cuts will have to be taken by the implementation bodies in the form of cutting production costs, thereby becoming unproductive and ending up sick," said Joshi.
Recalling the time he was a coal minister, Joshi said the cost being paid is enormous for what is being distributed as "free".
"I remember the statistics: 2.5 lakh tonnes of coal were being mined at enormous cost and environmental degradation, transported to the thermal power producers, and the process of producing thermal power involved a very high cost," he added.
Joshi also said the other renewable energy sources the government was looking at for development in the future, tidal, wind, and geothermal power are on the anvil.
"Research and product development are underway in these forms of energy.
The solar power management is also undergoing ground breaking research and product development, which will extend the life of solar power units from 25 years to 40 years. Their installed capacity will also increase, and the cost is going to be rationalised depending on the demand," added Joshi.
He said there is scientific data available that by 2050, the heat on earth is going to reach 'critical' levels.
"If we do not buckle up and use fewer heat-generating power modules, we may reach there even by 2030," Joshi pointed out.
He also pointed to Rajasthan and Gujarat, which experienced temperatures rising up to 50 degrees Celsius in 2024, as examples.
"If the temperature retains its upward tendencies, it is projected that the GDP will come down by 19 percent as a result of manpower loss due to fatigue and health issues of the human resource," said Joshi.
According to him, India has already achieved 93.5 gigawatts of solar power from 2.3 GW, 10 years ago.
"The country has solar modules that have an installed capacity of producing 60GW. With 300 days of sunny days, a family of five people can comfortably use solar power for all their electrical gadgets," Joshi added.
Brijesh Chowta MP of Dakshina Kannada also spoke on the occasion.
