Via PTI
MUMBAI: Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Sunday stated Top Minister Narendra Modi will have to now not name himself a ‘fakir’ now with the addition of a “Rs 12 crore” automotive in his cavalcade.
In his weekly column ‘Rokhthok’ within the Sena mouthpiece ‘Saamana’, Raut additionally praised former top minister Jawaharlal Nehru for at all times the usage of an Indian-made automotive, and past due PM Indira Gandhi for now not changing her safety guards regardless of a risk to her existence.
“On December 28, media reported photos of a Rs 12 crore automotive for Top Minister Modi. An individual who calls himself a fakir, a pradhan sevak, makes use of a overseas made automotive,” Raut stated.
“The top minister’s safety and luxury are essential, however to any extent further, the pradhan sevak will have to now not reiterate that he’s a fakir (ascetic),” the Rajya Sabha member stated.
A Mercedes-Maybach S650 Guard used to be just lately added to the top minister’s cavalcade via the Particular Coverage Workforce. The fee quoted for a Maybach automotive in a piece of the media is over Rs 12 crore.
Alternatively, govt resources had stated the brand new automotive used to be a alternative of the BMW utilized by the top minister because the German carmaker stopped manufacturing of the automobile.
Reputable resources had additionally stated the SPG safety element has a six-year norm to exchange automobiles used for the protectee and that Modi has now not given any choice on which automobiles to make use of. Additionally they stated that the auto prices about one-third of the fee quoted within the media.
Raut on Sunday stated Modi, who began ‘swadeshi’ projects like ‘Make in India’ and ‘Get started-Up India’, is the usage of a overseas manufactured automotive.
Praising Jawaharlal Nehru, the Shiv Sena’s spokesperson stated the rustic’s first top minister, regardless of safety risk after the partition, at all times used an Indian-made Ambassador automotive.
He additionally stated that (former PM) Indira Gandhi, regardless of a risk to her existence, didn’t alternate Sikh safety workforce deployed for her safety.
But even so, (former top minister) Rajiv Gandhi mingled with crowd in Tamil Nadu and were given killed via the LTTE, he stated. “He (Rajiv Gandhi) will have to now not have dared to mingle with the group. However, he did,” Raut stated.
Concentrated on the Centre over night time curbs within the wake of the upward push in COVID-19 instances once more in portions of the rustic, the Sena chief stated the Union govt has imposed such restrictions at night time, leading to monetary losses.
PM Modi, Union House Minister Amit Shah, Congress chief Priyanka Gandhi, Delhi Leader Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Samajwadi Birthday celebration head Akhilesh Yadav cope with rallies that are attended via lakhs of other folks. However, the limitations are just for the average guy, Raut stated.