PM Modi recently announced he will meditate at the Rock Memorial after campaigning ends for the Lok Sabha polls on May 30. Kapil Sibal said it was good if he’s going there for ‘prayaschit’.
Lok Sabha Election 2024: Renowned lawyer and Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal Wednesday took a jibe at the Prime Minister Narendra for his plan to meditate at the Rock Memorial, saying that it is good if the PM is going to Kanyakumari for “prayashchit” (atonement) and take inspiration from the teachings of Swami Vivekananda.
“The person who does not understand the meaning of ‘vivek’ (wisdom), what ‘dhyan’ (meditation) he will do.If he is going for ‘prayashchit’, then it is a good thing or if he is going to take inspiration from writings and speeches of Swami Vivekananda, even then it is good,” said Sibal.
PM Modi recently announced he will meditate at the Rock Memorial after campaigning ends for the Lok Sabha polls on May 30. According to BJP leaders, Modi will meditate from the evening of May 30 to the evening of June 1 at Dhyan Mandapam, the place where Vivekananda — a spiritual icon he admires— is believed to have had a divine vision about ‘Bharat Mata’.
Questioning the prime minister’s plans to meditate, Sibal claimed the BJP-led Central government does not talk about its achievements because it has “nothing to show” for its 10 years of “misrule”.
“What have they done for the last 10 years? Has the prime minister said during his speeches what he did during 10 years? What are their achievements,” Sibal said at a presser in Chandigarh.
BJP failed its promises
The veteran lawyer also castigated Modi for his ‘mujra’ remark against opposition leaders saying had there been any achievement to show, he would not have been talking about “mujra, mangalsutra…vote jihad”.
He asserted that the BJP “failed” to deliver on the promises on which it rode to power and hence has resorted to saying meaningless things to divert the public’s attention.
“That is why they talk about ‘mujra, ‘mangalsutra’, votebank politics, vote jihad… they say INDIA bloc will take away water taps, money from banks…” he said.
‘Where is Modi’s new India?’
Sibal said before coming to power, PM Modi used to make “big speeches”.
“He used to tell people that they gave 60 years to the Congress and give him 60 months and he will give a ‘new India’. What ‘new India’ he has given now after 120 months (10 years)?” he asked.
Backing Congress’ Lok Sabha candidate Manish Tewari, who is contesting from the Chandigarh parliamentary seat, Sibal said, “Chandigarh is my hometown and I studied here. I want people to elect a man who understands how the Parliament runs, who has a vision, one who understands the politics of the day and is deeply committed to the cause of people.”
He said people of the country are facing several issues, which have to be addressed.
In several countries, the expenditure on education is somewhere between 9-12 per cent of the GDP, whereas in our country it is less than four per cent, the former Union minister said.
The unemployment rate between the ages of 25 to 30 is 46 per cent, and between the ages of 20 and 30, it is 29 per cent, he alleged.
Voting for the Chandigarh parliamentary seat is going to be held in the seventh and last phase of general elections on June 1.
(With PTI inputs)