[New Delhi] After ‘Chaywaallas’ Now Cong Insulting “Pakodawallas”: BJP In Parliament
A BJP member in the Lok Sabha today accused the Congress of “insulting pakodawallas”,
During a debate on the Motion of Thanks for the President’s address in the Lower House, BJP also claimed that the Narendra Modi government has fulfilled Mahatma Gandhi’s dream of a clean India in 3 and a half years which the Congress could not do in its six decades of rule.
Pralhad Joshi who seconded the motion after his party colleague Rakesh Singh moved it and initiated the debate, referred to senior Congress leader P Chidambaram’s jibe at Modi and said “you (Congress) insulted Modiji who used to sell tea (during his childhood). Now you are insulting pakoda walas.”
Citing an example, he said that in his Dharwad constituency, he knew a person who holds a bachelor’s degree in engineering and sells pakodas. “He left his job and is selling pakodas because he is earning more,”
Earlier, Joshi’s party colleague Rakesh Singh spoke about the achievements of the government in various fields, particularly in implementing the ‘Swachh Bharat’ (Clean India) campaign.
He said the Congress enjoyed power for nearly six decades but did not fulfil Gandhi’s vision of clean India which the NDA government realised in just three-and-half years.