Taking potshots at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his frequent foreign tours, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray has alleged that he is the first Prime Minister in Indian history to have remained out of the country for long.
Mr Thackeray was speaking at a conclave on Thursday. The politician said, “What kind of a government do we have Instead of doing work, they are behind banning every possible thing. Here we have a PM, who is the first in the country to have remained out of India for so many days.”
“I just heard that Salman Khan is now making Bajrangi Bhaijaan Part 2. In the sequel, he will be seen bringing back Mr Modi to India from a foreign country,” he said.
As of October 2015, Mr Modi has reportedly made 28 foreign trips so far. Most of them were state visits to Asian countries.
Criticising the proposed bullet train between Mumbai and Ahmedabad, Mr Thackeray questioned the purpose that would be served by introducing this super fast train. “Why do we need a bullet train between Mumbai and Ahmedabad Why not to some other state What purpose will it serve Just go to Gujarat, eat a dhokla (Gujarati delicacy) and come back. That’s all,” he said.
He further said that the recent standoffs between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Sena are ruining the smooth running of the government.
“Even husbands and wives don’t fight the way these parties fight publicly. The chief minister says all is well between them, but if that is so, one needs to go and ask the Sena ministers,” he said.
“It is only the BJP whose ‘Acche Din’ (good times) have come. Their ally and its ministers are only sulking,” he added. Backing Sena’s opposition to Ghazal maestro Ghulam Ali’s concert here, Mr Thackeray said, “The opposition is not to him as a singer. But, do our artists get the kind of respect they deserve in Pakistan There is so much talent here in India that we do not need an outsider to perform here.”
