Randeep Singh Surjewala: Modi govt must apologise for dishonouring democracy

Bengaluru: Congress’ communication in-charge Randeep Singh Surjewala said that fearing an imminent defeat in the state Assembly polls and the Lok Sabha elections scheduled for next year, BJP leaders, including PM Modi and party president Amit Shah, were enacting an absurd drama for providing photo-opportunities and for ‘headline management’.

Addressing a news conference on Thursday, Mr Surjewala slammed the BJP for denigrating Parliament-the highest temple of democracy in India-by obstructing its functioning, first while it was in the opposition and now when in power. For a party which disrupted 66.88 per cent of the total functioning time of the previous Lok Sabha (2008-2014) and wasted 250 functioning hours of the budget session by engineering disruptions, the Modi government and the BJP should tender an unconditional apology for ‘dishonouring’ democracy, he said. “The truth is the PM has lost credibility. Modi's words carry no value and his government has no sense of accountability.

Both Mr Modi and Mr Shah came to power riding a 'Jumla boat' of fake promises. The Jumlas stand exposed, the boat has its underbelly exposed and the rats are jumping ship,” he quipped.