Mangaluru: ‘Khamosh, ye ghalat kiya hai tumne’ Shatrugan Sinha to Modi on demonetisation and GST
Mangaluru: Former Union Minister and Bollywood superstar Shatrugan Sinha on Sunday visited Mangaluru’s Mudipu and addressed a public rally while campaigning for Dakshina Kannada Congress candidate for LS Election Mithun Rai.
Sinha made scattering attacks on BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi questioning their governance and silence over key issues of the nation. The former BJP MP was also in the awe of Congress President Rahul Gandhi and termed him as the ‘face of today and future of the country’.
Speaking about the reason behind his decision to leave BJP where he had been in the mix of the things for several years Sinha said “I left BJP because I have always believed in secularism. I have given so many years of my life to BJP, but since this government was formed the party has turned into ‘one man show and two men army’ it has become dictator’s party. People like LK Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi, Arun Shourie, Yashwant Sinha and Kirti Azad who took the party to new heights are nowhere to be seen now in the party”
“Demonetisation was wrongly implemented, lakhs of people suffered for one bad decision. And then they introduce complicated GST before the nation could recover from demonetization. That was the double blow to the whole of nation. And that’s when I confronted them in the interest of the people of the country. I told them ‘Khamosh, ye tumne galat kiya hai’ (Whatever you have done is wrong).
“They also started threatening me to dispel me from the party as I have always been taking stands against what was wrong irrespective of who was doing it. For me party is more important than any individual and my country is more important than any party. So when I started taking stands against the wrong they were doing, it didn’t go down too well with them. That’s when I decided to bid goodbye to the party”.
Speaking of Congress Sinha added that there was no other party with more contributions to the country than Congress including its role in the freedom movement of the country and that is the reason he joined the grand old party.
Taking a dig at Modi wave and BJP’s 2014 election victory he said “What happened with these people is as they say ‘Power corrupts you and absolute power corrupts you absolutely’ so when they got into power, I don’t want to speak on how they got it. It might be with the help of EVM or something else. So when they came into power they decided to become dictators”.
Sinha also credited Congress’ election wins in MP, Rajasthan and Chattisgarh to the leadership skills of Rahul Gandhi.
“Within a year of taking charge as the president of INC Rahul Gandhi has displayed his leadership skills and shown to the opposition what he is capable of. He is the face of today and future of this country” he added.
Attacking Modi over Rafale deal, Sinha questioned his silence and reminded him that he was accountable to the people of this country and every single question by them has to be answered.
“I don’t say you are accused or involve in this scam or whether this is a scam or not. But there are questions and you need to answer them. Unless you answer them people will keep saying what Rahul Gandhi and others are saying that ‘Chowkidar chor hai’”.
Speaking of Mithun Rai, Sinha said his victory was the need of the hour for the development of Dakshina Kannada and the Country at large.
“It is important that Mithun Rai wins from here. This is young India and the youth can bring in a change. Under the young leadership of Rahul Gandhi, these leaders will be groomed and will take India to unprecedented heights. I am confident the youth of Dakshina Kannada will make the right decision and elect Mithun Rai” he concluded.
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13 lakh litres of 'Rail Neer' supplied to train passengers daily: Government
New Delhi (PTI): Approximately 13 lakh litres of packaged drinking water -- 'Rail Neer' -- are being supplied to train passengers across the railway network daily, the government informed the Lok Sabha in a written reply on Wednesday.
Apprising the Lower House about the Indian Railways' endeavour to provide safe and potable drinking water facilities at all stations, the government also provided zone-wise details of the water vending machines (WVMs) installed there.
"To ensure the quality of drinking water being made available at the railway stations, instructions exist for periodical checking and required corrective action to be taken.
"Regular inspection and maintenance of drinking water facilities is carried out and complaints are attended to promptly," Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said while responding to a question raised by BJP MP Anup Sanjay Dhotre seeking to know the supply of drinking water at railway stations across the country
"Complaints regarding deficiency in services, including water supply, are received through various channels such as public complaints, web portals, social media, etc. These complaints are received at various levels, including the Railway Board, zonal railways, division office, etc.," Vaishnaw said.
"The complaints so received are forwarded to the concerned wings of Railways and necessary action is taken to check and address them. As receipt of such complaints and action taken thereon is a continuous and dynamic process, a centralised compendium of these is not maintained," he added.
Providing zone-wise details of water vending machines, the minister said 954 such machines have been installed across railway stations.
"The Indian Railways also provides safe and affordable packaged drinking water bottles -- Rail Neer -- approved by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) in trains and at stations," Vaishnaw said.
"Approximately, 13 lakh litres of Rail Neer are being supplied per day to the travelling passengers in trains and at stations across the Indian Railways network," he added.
