Congress leader Tariq Anwar on Wednesday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his comments on dynastic politics.
Congress leader Tariq Anwar on Wednesday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his comments on dynastic politics.
"A person who does not have a progeny cannot take the legacy of the dynasty forward. In every corner of the world, be it any profession, legacy is taken forward by the people. Modi Ji does not have a successor in the family, which is why he is making such comments," Anwar told ANI.
The statement from the Congress leader came hours after Prime Minister Modi attacked the Congress party accusing it of indulging in dynastic politics.
#WATCH Tariq Anwar, Congress on PM Modi's tweet, says, "Narendra Modi Ji is saying this as he does not come from a dynasty. How can one who who does not come from a dynasty say this? Tell me one profession where dynasty is not encouraged." pic.twitter.com/HHtjwXD12Z
— ANI (@ANI) March 20, 2019
"The biggest casualty of the same (dynastic politics) are institutions. From the press to Parliament, from soldiers to free speech, from the Constitution to the courts, nothing is spared," wrote the Prime Minister in his blog.
1. BJP vs Cong
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With the Lok Sabha elections around the corner both BJP and Congress have intensified their attack on each other with the BJP often accusing the Rahul Gandhi-led Congress of promoting the Nehru-Gandhi family within the party.
"Dynastic parties have never been comfortable with a free and vibrant press. No wonder, the very first Constitutional Amendment brought in by the Congress government sought to curtail free speech. Speaking truth to power, which is the hallmark of a free press was seen as vulgar and indecent," the Prime Minister added.
2. Sibal hits back
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Hitting back at BJP's criticism to Congress's 'dynastic politics', party leader Kapil Sibal on Wednesday said that only those from Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh "dynasty" can become chief minister or prime minister in BJP regime.
"Modi ji is right. I think the BJP and Modi ji is ruining the nation by the dynastic politics of the Sangh Parivar. What is Sangh Parivar except for a dynasty?" he said in reply to the Prime Minister's blog, "The biggest casualty of the same (dynastic politics) are institutions. From the press to Parliament, from soldiers to free speech, from the Constitution to the courts, nothing is spared."
Questioning the appointments of BJP's chief ministers and ministers, Sibal told ANI, "Whoever is to be a chief minister whether it is Goa or somewhere else must belong to the Sangh Parivar, the Prime Minister of this country must belong to Sangh Parivar. All important portfolios in the government must be given to people of Sangh Parivar. This is the biggest Parivar which is a dynasty and which is ruling our country."
3. Modiji has an expiry date: Kapil Sibal
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When asked to comment on party's general secretary for eastern Uttar Pradesh Priyanka Gandhi's statement that Modi government's argument to blame Congress has an expiry date, Sibal said, "It is Modi ji who has an expiry date. That is going to come very soon because the brand cannot last very long. The brand is based on lies. He had asked for 60 months, we have given them. What did he do? Modi made two crore (people) unemployed according to the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) data. This is their achievement."
On the appointment of first Lokpal of India, Congress Rajya Sabha MP Sibal said, "I have written this before that they (Centre) will appoint Lokpal at the end of their tenure. They come to power on this issue. Had they have appointed Lokpal in the beginning, many enquires would have been started against them."
On Tuesday, President Ram Nath Kovind appointed Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghose as the first Lokpal of India.
The four other judicial members of the Lokpal are Justice Dilip B Bhosale, Justice Pradip Kumar Mohanty, Justice Abhilasha Kumari, and Justice Ajay Kumar Tripathi.
