Prime Minister slams BJP for use of bad language
Raipur (Chhattisgarh): Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday hit back at BJP, saying use of “bad” language against political rivals did not bring any dignity to the opposition party.
Addressing party workers at an indoor stadium here, Singh said it was legitimate for political parties to aim to come to power. “But to achieve the goal, no party should follow the route of cheap publicity…elections to the state assemblies and the general elections are nearing. Keeping this in mind opposition parties are making various claims. Some senior opposition leaders are saying things which are not based on facts,” Singh said.
“They (the Chhattisgarh government) say after the May 25 incident they were sensitive towards the happenings. But what they don’t say is that there were serious security lapses due to which Congress leaders and security personnel lost their lives. They do not say that security was not provided to Congress leaders because of political differences,” he said.
Singh slammed the state government for high infant mortality and maternal mortality rates. He also said that the BJP praises the Public Distribution System of the Chhattisgarh government, but fails to mention that 90 percent of subsidy comes from the central government.
He said that the Centre has planned several projects for Chhattisgarh but they cannot be implemented because of non-cooperation from the state government. He added that Centre has planned IIT and AIIMS hospital, which is to come in Raipur.
He also said that 24 big projects have been planned for Chhattisgarh. These include four projects Dipka and Gevoz Coal expansion projects, Bhilai Steel Power Plant Project and NTPC’s Super Thermal Power Project, costing Rs 33,000 crore.
