By way of PTI
NEW DELHI: Congress normal secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday got here out in defence of Punjab Leader Minister Charanjit Singh Channi over the political brouhaha led to by means of his ‘UP de bhaiya’ statement, announcing the feedback have been made for AAP leaders and BJP campaigners within the northern state.
Hours after High Minister Narendra Modi hit out at Channi and Gandhi for cheering the manager minister whilst he made the statement, the Congress normal secretary accused the BJP of the usage of its propaganda equipment to curve the remark.
“Channi ji mentioned particularly that Punjab must be dominated by means of Punjabis, now not by means of outsiders – that was once the context of his remark. He was once regarding AAP leaders and BJP campaigners in Punjab.
“The BJP, with the assistance of its propaganda equipment funded by means of its best industrialist buddies, accommodations to twisting statements and the usage of them in opposition to the opposition as it has run out of political issues to discuss on,” Gandhi mentioned in a remark to PTI.
At the high minister’s assault that she had collaborated within the “insult” of the folk of Uttar Pradesh, the Congress chief puzzled Modi on his stand on more than a few crimes in opposition to ladies in Uttar Pradesh as a substitute.
“I want to ask him his stand at the Hathras rape case, the Unnao rape case, the custodial homicide of Arun Valmiki, the bloodbath of tribals in Sonbhadra, the bloodbath of Passi circle of relatives and the burning of Nishad group’s boats in Prayagraj.
“I need to know why he has now not requested the Minister of State for House (Ajay Mishra) to surrender even supposing his son trampled six farmers to loss of life. I need to know his stand at the bail of the minister’s son,” Gandhi mentioned.
She additional mentioned the high minister’s silence on those problems is an insult to the folk of UP, now not Channi’s touch upon politicians from out of doors Punjab who need to run Punjab.
“The BJP must prevent looking to divert from the true problems of those elections. Let me remind them, those are — jobs, value upward thrust, well being, training, small and medium companies, farmer’s issues, ladies’s emancipation and construction. They have got failed in each and every of those fronts,” the AICC normal secretary added.
Modi previous hit out at Channi for his “UP de bhaiye’ statement and in addition focused the AAP, accusing it of “dreaming to get a divorce” the state.
Lashing out at Channi, Modi requested if the Punjab leader minister may just use this kind of language for the land the place Guru Ravidas and Sikh Guru Gobind Singh have been born. He additionally attacked Gandhi for clapping when Channi made the remarks.
Channi had courted controversy by means of asking other people all the way through a highway display to not let the “bhaiya” of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Delhi input the state, a statement it sounds as if aimed toward AAP leaders.