Union minister Giriraj Singh skips PM Modi's rally, Opposition takes shots at his discomfiture

The JD(U), BJPs senior ally in the state, distanced itself from the controversy with its spokesman and MLC Neeraj Kumar stating it is for Giriraj Singh to explain under what circumstances he said this and offer a justification for the choice of words. Our party has nothing to do with this matter.

Union minister Giriraj Singh (Twitter)

Giriraj Singh's absence at the rally invited a flurry of sarcastic remarks by opposition parties in Bihar on Monday.

Senior RJD leader Vijay Prakash said Giriraj Singh has proved that, by his own logic, he is anti-national.

The JD(U), BJPs senior ally in the state, distanced itself from the controversy.

Patna: Firebrand Bihar BJP leader and Union Minister Giriraj Singh skipped PM Narendra Modi's rally on Sunday and Opposition leaders latched on to his discomfiture. Singh had declared that those not attending PM's rally would be considered "anti-national" but he himself had to give the event a miss as he had taken ill while coming to Patna from his Lok Sabha constituency Nawada. Singh's  assertion was that the March 3 rally here of Prime Minister Narendra Modi would make it clear who stood with India and who with Pakistan and one would have to explain if that person remains absent. His absence at the rally invited a flurry of sarcastic remarks by opposition parties in Bihar on Monday. Several Twitter users also commented on his post accusing him of being änti-national. Madhepura MP Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav, who has floated his own Jan Adhikar Party upon expulsion from the RJD and is married to Congress parliamentarian Ranjit Ranjan, took a swipe at the union minister of state (Independent charge) for MSME. It was Giriraj Singh himself who had laid down the yardstick that those not attending the rally would be deemed anti-national. Hence, he himself becomes a traitor. He has been threatening those whom he considers deshdrohi that they would be deported to Pakistan. Which country's visa is he going to apply for, the JAP chief tweeted. Yadav also peppered his tweet with hashtags #BiharRejectsModi which was trending on Sunday and #DeshdrohiGiriraj.

2 दिन पहले नवादा से पटना आने के क्रम में अस्वस्थ हो गया,इस कारण मा० @narendramodi जी के संकल्प रैली में शामिल न हो सका। विशाल रैली और प्रधानमंत्री जी के सम्बोधन को TV पर देखा। देश के विकास के लिए और दुश्मनों के मंसूबो को तोड़ने के लिए जनता पुनः नमो को प्रधानमंत्री बनाएगी।

— Shandilya Giriraj Singh (@girirajsinghbjp) March 3, 2019

तब तो आप पक्का देशद्रोही साबित हो गये। pic.twitter.com/2XqfZCNRb5

— RANVIR YADAV (@RANVIRY28850467) March 3, 2019

माननीय मंत्री जी,आपने ही कहा था कि जो संकल्प रैली में नही आएगा वो देशद्रोही होगा। आदरपूर्वक आप से सवाल है कि इस हिसाब से आप क्या हुए???#BiharRejectsModi pic.twitter.com/PcNxK7zLrb

— Saif Iqbal???????? (@Saifiqbal81) March 3, 2019

#देशद्रोही_गिरिराज यह मैं नहीं खुद गिरिराज ने कहा।उन्होंने ही मानदंड तय किया था-संकल्प रैली में जो नहीं आया,वह देशद्रोही है।तब तो वही सबसे बड़के वाले देशद्रोही हैं न

कथित देशद्रोही को यह पाकिस्तान भेजते रहे हैं।अब यह कहां का वीजा बनवा रहे हैं #BiharRejectsModi #DeshdrohiGiriraj https://t.co/o91oQEyLiu — Pappu Yadav (@pappuyadavjapl) March 4, 2019

While talking to reporters here on the issue, senior RJD leader Vijay Prakash said Giriraj Singh has proved that, by his own logic, he is anti-national. In any case, the rally was rejected by the patriotic public of Bihar. Fazal Imam Malik, national spokesperson of RLSP, issued a statement demanding a public apology from Singh and his expulsion from the BJP with the sarcastic remark he should now tell us who must be sent to Pakistan. Embarrassed over the development, BJP MLC Nawal Kishore Yadav said our party does not need a certificate of nationalism. Opposition parties are twisting Giriraj Singh's words out of context. The JD(U), BJPs senior ally in the state, distanced itself from the controversy with its spokesman and MLC Neeraj Kumar stating it is for Giriraj Singh to explain under what circumstances he said this and offer a justification for the choice of words. Our party has nothing to do with this matter. Known for shooting from the hip, Singh had made the controversial remark last week in response to a charge by RJD MLA and chief state spokesman Bhai Virendra that the RSS, the BJP's parent body, had sided with the British colonialists during the struggle for Independence. Meanwhile, the BJP storm petrel continued with his outbursts on twitter during the period of convalescence, advising those doubting claims of destruction of terror hideouts in the recent air strikes across the border to go and seek the proof from Imran Khan and dig up the grave of Masood Azhar and demand an answer while warning of a surgical strike against traitors inside the country. (With additional information from PTI)

Published at : 04 Mar 2019 05:52 PM (IST)

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