Gehlot slams PM Modi for visiting poll-bound states but not Manipur
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Jaipur: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi for touring all the poll-bound states but staying away from violence-torn Manipur.
"If he could not visit Manipur, the Prime Minister should have at least called a meeting and reviewed the situation. For the first time I am seeing that a Prime Minister is visiting places for elections but not a state which is burning," he said.
Tearing into the Prime Minister, he further said imagine if Congress had been in power in the state instead of BJP, what all he would have said.
Gehlot was addressing a press conference in connection with the violence in Manipur.
Gehlot also criticized PM Modi for making reference to incidents in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh while commenting on the Manipur sexual assault incident.
Modi has hurt the pride of Rajasthan, said the Rajasthan CM.
“The manner in which the women were humiliated in the violence-torn state, has shamed the entire country. Even after the passage of 77 days, the Prime Minister did not utter a word. He only spoke after the Supreme Court order,” he pointed out.
"Was just speaking for a few seconds on such a heart-wrenching incident justified? The PM ended the matter by doing formalities in a few seconds,” the CM added.
"If our government comes to power, we will take forward the theme of social security," the Rajasthan Chief Minister said.
With inputs from agencies