Whenever there is crisis, prime minister remains silent: CM Arvind Kejriwal
PTI, Aug 17, 2023, 4:52 PM IST
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday alleged Prime Minister Narendra Modi ”remained silent” on the ethnic violence in Manipur, and asserted the least he could have done is ”issue an appeal for peace”.
Speaking in the Delhi Assembly, Kejriwal said the prime minister ”remains silent” whenever a crisis situation hits the nation.
”The prime minister is like a father figure. He turned his back on the daughters of Manipur. You kept sitting in your room. The entire country is asking the reason for PM’s silence. It is not the first time that he is silent. Whenever there is a crisis situation over the past nine years, the prime minister has remained silent,” Kejriwal alleged.
Talking about the recent protest by women wrestlers against former WFI chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, the chief minister said the champion grapplers alleged sexual harassment by Singh, but the PM remained silent.
”When they won medals at the Olympics, PM Modi was the first one to click pictures with them. He had told them ‘you are my daughter’. But when they were protesting, he remained silent. At least he could have said, ‘I am there. I will get it inquired into and get people punished’,” said Kejriwal. The women wrestlers had to go to the Supreme Court to get an FIR registered, he said. ”In the case of Manipur, he could have at least issued an appeal for peace.”
Udayavani is now on Telegram. Click here to join our channel and stay updated with the latest news.
Top News
Related Articles More
Maharashtra polls: BJP rebel withdraws nomination from Udgir in support of NCP candidate
No one should be displaced over Waqf land issue in Kerala’s Munambam, says CPI
India and China made ‘some progress’ in disengagement, says EAM S Jaishankar
K-Rail can be implemented if technical issues in design addressed, says Centre
Naxalism will be wiped out from country by March 2026: Home Minister Amit Shah
MUST WATCH
Latest Additions
Maharashtra polls: BJP rebel withdraws nomination from Udgir in support of NCP candidate
Tom Holland says he Googles partner Zendaya ‘to see if everything’s good’
No one should be displaced over Waqf land issue in Kerala’s Munambam, says CPI
India and China made ‘some progress’ in disengagement, says EAM S Jaishankar
Non-performance of batters is worrying, we will strive to do something special in Australia: Rohit
Thanks for visiting Udayavani
You seem to have an Ad Blocker on.
To continue reading, please turn it off or whitelist Udayavani.