BJP and Congress in Karnataka lock horns over tweet on Modi
Hubballi, Oct 19: A tweet by the Congress' Karnataka unit making alleged disparaging remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and deleted later, on Tuesday sparked a war of words between the ruling BJP and its rival Congress, though PCC president DK Shivakumar expressed regret over the comments and called for civility in political discourse.
The tweet was deleted after Shivakumar expressed "regret" about it.
Addressing a party gathering here, state BJP chief Naleen Kumar Kateel made some sharp remarks against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, which faced flak from senior party leader Randeep Singh Surjewala and former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.
"I have always believed that civil and parliamentary language is a non-negotiable pre-requisite for political discourse. An uncivil tweet made by a novice social media manager through the Karnataka Congress official Twitter handle is regretted and stands withdrawn," Shivakumar wrote on the micro-blogging site.
Kateel, responding sharply to the deleted tweet, also trained his guns against Congress president Sonia Gandhi and referred to the 'G-23' controversy in the grand old party.
Shivakumar wanted the BJP to apologise for Kateel's "unparliamentary" language against Rahul Gandhi.
Hitting out at Kateel, Surjewala, Congress General Secretary in-charge of Karnataka, said the BJP "is drunk with power and drugged with arrogance."
Siddaramiah lashed out at Kateel and said he has "lost his mental balance" while JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy termed the BJP leader's statement 'cheap' and asked leaders not to indulge in personal attacks.
Hitting out at Siddaramaiah, Kateel said Modi and the BJP stood for all sections of the society but alleged that the former CM worked only for the welfare of Muslims.
Stating that "things are in favour of BJP", he said, the Congress and JD(S) have no future.
"The infighting in the Congress is to an extent that it will split into two by the next assembly election, while JD(S) which is a party of family politics is losing strength and infighting in their family is increasing and coming out in the open," he charged.
I have always believed that civil and parliamentary language is a non-negotiable pre-requisite for political discourse. An uncivil tweet made by a novice social media manager through the Karnataka Congress official Twitter handle is regretted and stands withdrawn.
— DK Shivakumar (@DKShivakumar) October 18, 2021
ನಮ್ಮ ನಾಯಕ @RahulGandhi ಅವರ ಬಗ್ಗೆ @nalinkateel ಆಡಿದ ಮಾತುಗಳು ಅವರ ಅಸ್ವಸ್ಥ ಮನಸ್ಸಿನ ಪ್ರತೀಕ.
— Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) October 19, 2021
ಈ ಹುಚ್ಚು ಸಾಂಕ್ರಾಮಿಕವಾಗುವ ಮೊದಲು ಅವರನ್ನು ಶೀಘ್ರ ಮಾನಸಿಕ ಆಸ್ಪತ್ರೆಗೆ ಸೇರಿಸಿ ಚಿಕಿತ್ಸೆ ನೀಡಬೇಕೆಂದು @BJP4India ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷ @JPNadda ಅವರಲ್ಲಿ ಕೇಳಿಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತೇನೆ.
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'I go to Parliament to create impact, not ruckus': Raghav Chadha rubbishes AAP's allegations
New Delhi (PTI): "I go to Parliament to create impact, not ruckus," said Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha on Saturday as he rejected allegations levelled against him by the Aam Aadmi Party, calling them "false" and part of a "coordinated campaign".
In a video, Chadha dismissed claims that he did not join opposition walkouts, terming the charge a "blatant lie".
He challenged his detractors to cite even a single instance where he failed to participate and said parliamentary proceedings are recorded through CCTV cameras.
Refuting another allegation that he refused to sign a motion related to the Chief Election Commissioner, Chadha said no party leader had asked him, either formally or informally, to sign it. He added that several other MPs from his party had also not signed the motion.
The MP said his focus in Parliament has been on raising public issues such as GST, income tax, air pollution in Delhi, water concerns in Punjab, public healthcare, education, railway passenger issues, menstrual health, unemployment and inflation.
Chadha said that he goes to Parliament to "create impact not ruckus" as it runs on taxpayers' money and it is his responsibility to highlight their concerns. "Every lie will be exposed," he said.
