JULY 2- In a sharp reaction to Finance Minister P. Chidambaram’s statement that Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is a divisive figure, BJP on Monday said such leaders are suffering from “Modi-phobia” and a psycho-analysis test should be performed on them.
“Chidambaram and several other Congress leaders suffer from Modi-phobia. There is a need for a psycho-analysis test of such leaders,” BJP spokesperson Meenakshi Lekhi told reporters when asked about her reaction to the finance minister’s remarks.
Lekhi also took on Congress on the issue of relief and rehabilitation work in Uttarakhand and Modi’s efforts to help stranded people which had earned him the nickname “Rambo”.
“There has been a lack of governance, lack of initiative on the part of the government in Uttarakhand….. It is better to be a Rambo than to be a Dumbo or a Scambo,” Lekhi said, and expressed her anger over use of “derogatory words” against Modi.
She charged Congress leaders have not shown leadership but are stooping to such a low level to use words like Rambo.
The BJP also charged leaders like Chidambaram and Congress, and not the main opposition, are engaged in “divisive politics” as seen in the posters the party has put up to claim credit for the manner in which relief material for the flood-affected people of Uttarkhand was flagged off by the Congress President (to gain publicity) and several other examples.
Lekhi also alleged while BJP leaders were asked not to go to Uttarakhand by the government as rescue operations are still on but when a leader of theirs- a reference to Rahul Gandhi- wanted to go after returning from a foreign trip, the government agreed.
BJP also hit out at JD-U leader Nitish Kumar for making comments against Modi on his visit to Gujarat. “What Kumar calls a tamasha is actually good governance,” Lekhi said.
BJP also condemned some posters pasted in some places in Delhi making derogatory remarks against CBI, saying these are in “poor taste” and the party and Modi disassociate themselves from the posters. “We condemn all such acts,” Lekhi said.
INDIA TODAY
