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Final Up to date: August 15, 2023, 18:03 IST
BJP chief and Minister of State Rajeev Chandrasekhar stated Kharge should have received instructions from the Gandhi household to not attend the occasion. (File: PTI)
The chair reserved for Kharge, who was additionally Chief of Opposition in Lok Sabha, was left vacant within the viewers. Congress chief Rahul Gandhi and his mom Sonia Gandhi additionally skipped the grand celebrations at Purple Fort
The Bharatiya Janata Occasion (BJP) on Tuesday launched assaults on Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge for skipping the Independence Day occasion at Purple Fort in Delhi from the place Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation.
The chair reserved for Kharge, who was additionally Chief of Opposition in Lok Sabha, was left vacant within the viewers. Congress chief Rahul Gandhi and his mom Sonia Gandhi additionally skipped the grand celebrations at Purple Fort.
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BJP chief and Minister of State Rajeev Chandrasekhar stated Kharge should have received instructions from the Gandhi household to not attend the occasion.
“He should have received course from the ten, Janpath and household to not go. He can’t do something with out clearance from the household. The household should have stated that so long as we're not in authorities we should always not rejoice India and Independence Day, perhaps he’ll present up for the Italian Independence Day," he stated.
Union Minister Prahlad Patel stated the opposition events ought to chorus from doing politics on the day of the nationwide pageant.
“The nation and folks like us anticipate that no politics must be performed on nationwide festivals. I don’t know the way a lot the nation will belief his (Mallikarjun Kharge) absence however the truth is that we now have two nationwide festivals and all people be it a celebration member or opposition member ought to take it severely. These are such events when all people ought to hold their variations apart and are available ahead for the satisfaction of India. This isn’t a legislation however an esteemed custom," he stated.
Union Minister Kiren Rijiju stated that the opposition doesn't take part in Parliament discussions and walks away when the PM speaks.
“The opposition doesn’t play its position. They don’t take part in Parliament discussions and stroll away when the PM speaks. The LoP (Mallikarjun Kharge) doesn’t attend the occasion regardless of being invited," he stated.
Kharge Clarifies For Skipping PM Modi’s Speech
Kharge clarified that he couldn't attend the PM’s occasion as a result of eye-related issues and a safety state of affairs.
#WATCH | Congress president and LoP Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge offers particulars on why he didn't attend the #IndependenceDay celebration on the Purple Fort at this time.He says, “Firstly, I've some eye-related issues. Secondly, I needed to hoist the Tricolour at my residence at 9.20… pic.twitter.com/4KqdpMRVdK
— ANI (@ANI) August 15, 2023
“Firstly, I've some eye-related issues. Secondly, I needed to hoist the Tricolour at my residence at 9.20 am as per protocols. Then I needed to come to the Congress workplace and hoist the Tricolour right here too. So, I couldn't have reached right here. The safety is so tight that they don’t let anybody else go away earlier than the PM leaves…I assumed that I will be unable to succeed in right here on time…I assumed it higher to not go there to the safety state of affairs and lack of time."
(With inputs from ANI, PTI)
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