Shashi Tharoor said that today was a very unfortunate day (Archive)
New Delhi:
State Finance Minister Anurag Thakur’s comment against former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and the Gandhi family, while responding to the opposition’s attack in parliament on Prime Minister CARES’s fund, was a “political speech in the worst possible taste” said Congressman Shashi Tharoor. on Friday, after the comment sparked shouts and slogans that led to the postponement of the lower house four times. He alleged that the comment was part of the government’s attempts to divert attention from real issues.
“Today was a very unfortunate day. The Minister of Finance presented a tax bill that has some problems. I raised objections to the introduction of this bill. There were other issues such as PM CARES … The minister began to respond and then he went to his MoS (Mr. Thakur) to complete the answer on PM CARES, “said the ANI news agency, quoted by him.
Instead of responding to the objections raised, Thakur proceeded to deliver a political speech in the worst possible taste and did not enter into any of the objections raised, but instead attacked everyone from Nehru to the current Gandhi family. No one had mentioned these things. , “he added.
Tharoor said that when the focus should be on COVID-19 and Chinese aggression, the BJP is wasting time “in the political abuse of a family that is not even present in the House.”
Congress President Sonia Gandhi and her son, MP Rahul Gandhi, are currently abroad for treatment.
“In my opinion, this is a mere attempt by the government to distract the nation and parliament from the real issues that arise,” said Lok Sabha member of Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala.
Congress says the government has not released details of the fund’s spending, which was established earlier this year and received donations to fight the coronavirus pandemic.
“From the High Court to the Supreme Court, every court has validated the PM-CARES fund. Young children have contributed their piggy banks. When it comes to talking about PM-CARES, please refer to the PM National Relief Fund. In 1948, Prime Minister Nehru-ji (Jawaharlal Nehru) ordered the creation of a Prime Minister’s National Aid Fund as a royal order. From 1948 until today, it has not been registered. How was (foreign contribution) obtained the FCRA authorization? Trust not registered. PM CARES is a registered charitable public trust. This is for 130 million people. You created a trust for the Gandhi family. Nehru, Sonia Gandhi were members of PM’s National Relief Fund. This needs to be investigated, “Thakur said in parliament today.
The comment prompted angry comments.
“Who is this boy from Himachal,” congressional leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury lashed out at Thakur. “How did Nehru enter this debate? Did we take the name (of Prime Minister) Narendra Modi? chhokra… “
Congress, demanding an apology from Mr. Thakur, organized a strike.
Although Thakur did not apologize, he later said, “It hurts me that my words hurt someone.”
Congress is trying to corner the government in parliament over issues like China’s transgression in Ladakh and handling the coronavirus pandemic.
With contributions from ANI
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