New Delhi, March 24
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has forgotten about his bonhomie with ‘chaiwalas’, is now remembering ‘chowkidars’, and will focus on somebody else the “next time” for political gains, senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal has said, taking a swipe at the PM’s ‘main bhi chowkidar’ campaign.
The former Union minister also accused Modi of politicising the Balakot air strikes and asked whether the ‘chowkidar’ (watchman) was sleeping when terror attacks took place in Gurdaspur, Pathankot, Uri, Baramulla, and Pulwama.
On the PM’s ‘main bhi chowkidar’ campaign to counter the Congress’ ‘chowkidar chor hai’ barb, Sibal said: “First of all he has forgotten about the chaiwalas (tea sellers). He now remembers the chowkidars (watchmen). Next time he will remember somebody else and forget the chowkidars.”
“The sad part of it is that he was sleeping while we were attacked at Gurdaspur, at Pathankot, Uri, Baramulla and Pulwama. What was the chowkidar doing, was he sleeping. What happened to the slogan ‘bhi chowkidar’ at that point in time,” the 70-year-old Rajya Sabha MP said in an interview.
In the run-up to the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, the BJP launched a poll campaign highlighting Modi as a ‘chaiwala’ (tea-seller) to connect with the masses after Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar dubbed him a ‘chaiwala’. Since then, Modi has often called himself a chaiwala.
The PM launched the ‘mai bhi chowkidar’ campaign after Congress president Rahul Gandhi relentlessly targeted the PM with the ‘chowkidar chor hai’ (watchman is a thief) jibe, while alleging corruption and favouritism in the Rafale fighter jet deal. The government rejected the charges. — PTI
Look at the institutions prior to 2014 and look at those after 2014 when Modi ji became Prime Minister. The BJP has destroyed institutions.— Kapil Sibal, Congress Leader
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