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Jethmalani addresses the press
Rajya Sabha MP Ram Jethmalani in a joint press conference with Congress leader Kapil Sibal, scathingly attacked BJP`s feel good factor and its India Shinning campaign. He said that the sheen perhaps was reflected in the expensive posters of the government but where was it when it came to the poor , the unemployed and the illiterate.
Rajya Sabha MP Ram Jethmalani in a joint press conference with Congress leader Kapil Sibal, scathingly attacked BJP’s feel good factor and its India Shinning campaign. He said that the sheen perhaps was reflected in the expensive posters of the government but where was it when it came to the poor , the unemployed and the illiterate.
He critically stated that the the government was the least bothered about the tremendous wastage of stored food. Speaking in this connection, he spoke about a “democratic time bomb” perhaps making a mockery of the present state of democratic affairs.
He called for all parties to unitedly fight corruption and shun all corrupt officials. He stressed the need for “public good” rather than “party good”. While stating that the government was “the teacher of all morals”,
he made it clear that the present government was not working in conformity with ethics as he hinted at politicians in power covertly and overtly accepting bribes. In connection with this he said that there was an imperative need for all the opposition forces to unite against communal forces .
Referring to the earlier Ram Rath Yatra by Deputy Prime Minister Advani, Jethmalani also emphasised that Advani was not at all concerned about the citizens of the country as this rath yatra could very well be laden with communal overtones or the time bomb of this rath yatra could burst anytime.
Also he did not decline the fact that he might join the Congress.
Senior Congress leader , Kapil Sibal, lauded Jethmalani’s speech and agreed with him that the Country’s pluralism was being destroyed by the present government and that parties should join to counter this. He aptly questioned the government and asked whether according to them India was not shining when it became a republic in 1950 and has it been shining only since 1998, obviously referring to the fact that India was still prosperous during Congress rule.
He also said that the Bharat Uday yatra has actually been undertaken to befool the people of the country and to publicise the so-called performance of the government.
Senior Congress leader , Kapil Sibal, lauded Jethmalani’s speech and agreed with him that the Country’s pluralism was being destroyed by the present government and that parties should join to counter this. He aptly questioned the government and asked whether according to them India was not shining when it became a republic in 1950 and has it been shining only since 1998, obviously referring to the fact that India was still prosperous during Congress rule.
He also said that the Bharat Uday yatra has actually been undertaken to befool the people of the country and to publicise the so-called performance of the government.