RM Chhina ask Congress president to Break Silence over Sidhu’s Remarks
AMRITSAR :
Punjab BJP senior leader Rajinder Mohan Singh Chhina today asked Congress national President Rahul Gandhi to break his silence over the `inflammatory and communal’ remarks made by Punjab Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu in Bihar and elsewhere. He said Sidhu was resorting to communal, unparliamentary and derogatory language and Rahul must explain his stand on communal political tactics that the Congress was adopting.
In a hard hitting statement against Sidhu, Chhina said though some Congress leaders have come forward to condemn the remarks made by Sidhu, party’s national Chief is yet to open his mouth on the issue. He was reacting to remarks by cricketer-turned-politician made during the election campaign in Bihar where there is a sizeable population of the minority community and Sidhu coaxed them to vote en bloc to defeat Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Chhina said Sidhu’s remote control seems to be in Pakistan and that was why he was making such statements which might flare up communal tension in the country. “The worst is that Rahul Gandhi who is Captain of Sidhu, is yet to responded to what Sidhu is saying”, said Chhina adding that needed to be controlled and his ways be mended for the peace and harmony in the country.
Regarding the personal attacks on Modi, Chhina said the dramatics made by Sidhu will have no impact on the personality of Modi. Former arch rival of Sidhu in Amritsar, Chhina said Sidhu can go to any extent to please Gandhi family even if it may throw the country into communal divisions and disturbance of peace. “For Sidhu Pakistan and Communal divide come first and the nation later”, he alleged.
He said though an FIR was lodged against Sidhu for violating the model code of conduct by exhorting Muslim voters in Bihar to vote but action is yet to be taken and the law and order machinery must immediately come active to deal with Sidhu.
(With Inputs from Amritsar Bureau ).
