Narendra Modi criticized for being parochial and telling lies

by Guest Tue Jun 25, 2013 3:42 pm

Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday slammed Gujarat Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s poll committee chief Narendra Modi for “being parochial” in the recent relief work that he did in flood-ravaged Uttarakhand.

In the party's mouthpiece Saamna, Thackeray came down heavily on Modi’s campaign on the alleged issue of 15,000 pilgrims from Gujarat in a day from Uttarakhand.

Thackeray observed as Modi had been given a national role to play by the BJP, he should not speak in narrow terms for only Gujaratis.

“Most of the rescue works are being carried out by the Army and the Indo-Tibetan Border Police. They don't discriminate on the basis of the victims’ state of origin or religion but rescue them as human beings,” Thackeray said.

His criticism comes at a time when his party has already expressed reservations on Modi’s nomination as the National Democratic Alliance (NDA)’s prime ministerial candidate. The Sena has favoured leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha, Sushma Swaraj as the NDA’s PM candidate.

Thackeray showered praise on Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan for adopting a broad-minded approach. “Chavan has shown Maharashtra's large-heartedness and magnanimity in the face of such a massive disaster, not only for the people of this state stranded in Uttarakhand but for victims from across the country,” he said.

He noted how Chavan declared, while dispatching a planeload of relief material with a large team of officials, that though the aid was intended for people from the state stranded in Uttarakhand, other victims would not be ignored.

Maharashtra has placed two helicopters at the disposal of the Uttarakhand government and extended aid of ~10 crore. It has been among the first states in the country to react quickly to the disaster.

http://www.business-standard.com/article/specials/uttarakhand-disaster-uddhav-thackeray-hits-out-at-modi-for-being-parochial-in-relief-work-113062500295_1.html

by Guest Tue Jun 25, 2013 3:44 pm

New Delhi: Congress on Tuesday stepped up its attack on Narendra Modi accusing him of telling a “lie” and being “selective” when he claimed that he saved 15,000 people Gujratis, who were stuck in Uttarakhand flash floods.

“In times of such tragedies, you cannot be selective about whom do you want to rescue. It’s a very sorry state of affairs if some people engage in such things. During the times of such calamities, it should not matter to which caste or state people belong,” party spokesperson Renuka Chowdhary told reporters alluding to Modi’s reported rescue act.

Narendra Modi. AFP
Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh was acerbic in his criticism of the Gujarat Chief Minister saying “Feku comes and claims that he has rescued 15000 people. Don’t lie this much.”

Feku was a hashtag on Twitter used by Congress supporters sometimes back to dismiss the Gujarat Chief Minister’s claims on development and his other remarks.

“It is strange that the Army, the Air Force, paratroopers are all engaged in rescue operations day and night and this man (Modi) comes in and claims he has rescued 15,000 people. Don’t lie so much Mr Modi, the people aren’t that stupid,” Singh said.

Congress leaders and Union ministers have ridiculed Modi’s visit to Uttarakhand and his claim that he had helped in evacuating 15,000 Gujaratis in two stays with the party also saying he was trying to be a “Rambo” and was making the trip for “photo-ops”.

http://www.firstpost.com/politics/digvijaya-to-modi-feku-dont-lie-about-saving-lives-in-uttarakhand-905205.html

Narendra Modi criticized for being parochial and telling lies

Narendra Modi criticized for being parochial and telling lies

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