Rahul Gandhi In Maharashtra: Rahul Gandhi, who was in Maharashtra, on Thursday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the collapse of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s statue within the Sindhudurg district within the poll-bound state. Whereas addressing a gathering, Gandhi cited a couple of causes behind PM Modi’s apology, saying that an apology is sought by an individual who makes a mistake. He mentioned that PM Modi may need felt that as an alternative of giving the contract to construct the statue on advantage, he gave it to an individual related to the RSS.
The Lok Sabha LoP additional acknowledged that the PM might have felt that the individual to whom he awarded the contract did corruption within the development of the statue and cheated the folks of Maharashtra. The PM ought to apologise not simply to Shivaji Maharaj but additionally to each individual of Maharashtra, he mentioned.
“This can be a reality; an apology is sought by an individual who makes a mistake. The one that has not made a mistake, what ought to that individual apologise for? A number of days in the past right here a statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was constructed, and I learn in a newspaper that the Prime Minister mentioned that I apologise to Shivaji Maharaj. Now I wish to perceive why the Prime Minister sought an apology. There will be a number of causes for that,” Rahul Gandhi mentioned.
“The primary could possibly be that the contract to construct the statue was given to somebody related to the RSS. Could be the PM is saying that he made a mistake; he mustn’t have given the contract to a RSS individual and will have given it on advantage. The second mistake could possibly be that there was corruption throughout the growth of the statue; stands out as the Prime Minister was apologising pondering that the individual to whom he gave the contract did corruption and cheated the folks of Maharashtra. The third cause could possibly be that PM acquired the statue erected within the honour of Shivaji Maharaj and failed to make sure that it stays intact,” he added.
“I offer you a assure that Kadam ji’s (late Congress minister Patangrao Kadam) statue put in will likely be right here even after 50-70 years… Shivaji Maharaj’s statue was put in, however just a few days later the statue fell. That is an insult to Shivaji Maharaj. The PM ought to apologise not simply to Shivaji Maharaj but additionally to each individual of Maharashtra,” he additional acknowledged.
PM Modi had unveiled the statue in December final yr throughout the Navy Day celebrations in Sindhudurg district. The statue collapse passed off on August 26.
Days after the incident, PM Modi apologised to Chhattrapati Shivaji Maharaj and people harm by the statue collapse. “Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj is not only a reputation or a king. For us, He’s our deity. Immediately, I bow my head at his toes and apologise to my deity,” Modi mentioned.
