Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren Thursday termed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s cellphone name on the Covid-19 scenario as PM’s “Mann Ki Baat” as a substitute of any “Kaam ki baat” — a remark that didn’t go down nicely with BJP leaders who accused him of “politicising” the Covid pandemic.
His Andhra Pradesh counterpart Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy, too, urged Soren that it isn’t the time to level fingers however work unitedly and struggle the pandemic.
Modi had on Thursday spoken to the chief ministers of Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, and Telangana moreover Jharkhand in regards to the COVID-19 scenario of their states.
Following the telephonic dialog, Soren, taking a dig on the PM, tweeted: “Today the respected Prime Minister called. He only spoke his ‘Mann Ki Baat’. It would have been better if he had talked business and heard the issues.”
आज आदरणीय प्रधानमंत्री जी ने फोन किया। उन्होंने सिर्फ अपने मन की बात की। बेहतर होता यदि वो काम की बात करते और काम की बात सुनते।
— Hemant Soren (@HemantSorenJMM) May 6, 2021
According to Jharkhand authorities sources, Soren was upset as he didn’t get an opportunity to current the problems regarding his state because it was allegedly solely PM Modi who held forth on the matter.
“The Jharkhand CM’s angst was palpable,” mentioned sources near CM. “PM Modi did not ask anything on the condition of the state and on resources and what all the state needed. The state has been struggling to get the required medicines. He just went on and on. This led the CM to write this tweet,” the supply mentioned.
The Jharkhand CM’s jibe, nevertheless, angered the BJP leaders, who accused him of missing the fundamental courtesy anticipated of an individual holding his workplace and decreasing its dignity.
In a strongly-worded message, Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan advised the Jharkhand CM to “fight Corona and not the PM”. In a tweet, Vardhan mentioned, “While making a statement on the Prime Minister, one must not forget that the pandemic can be brought under control only by the combined efforts of the Centre and the state governments”.
He additional mentioned that when the Centre has opened it’s treasuries to assist the poor through the pandemic, the Jharkhand authorities has additional tightened its purse strings.
केंद्र सरकार ने कोरोना संकट काल में जहां ग़रीबों और ज़रूरतमंदों के लिए खज़ाने खोल दिए हैं, वहीं झारखंड सरकार ने, अपने खज़ाने का मुंह बंद कर रखा है।
श्री @HemantSorenJMM जी चाहते हैं कि हर काम केंद्र सरकार करे।
कोरोना से लड़िए, PM से नहीं !@PMOIndia
— Dr Harsh Vardhan (@drharshvardhan) May 7, 2021
Attacking the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha chief, BJP normal secretary (organisation) B L Santhosh mentioned, “This is the level to which some politicians are stooping. PM calls & has detailed talk regarding COVID-19 crisis & this CM tweets so. Lacks minimum grace required for the position he holds (sic).”
BJP MP (Uttarakhand) Anil Baluni additionally focused Soren saying he had zero data of primary courtesy to be proven in direction of a senior chief.
ना आपको देशके संघीय ढांचे का ज्ञान, न सामान्य शिष्टाचार की समझ, न बड़ों से व्यवहार का प्रशिक्षण और न ही अपनी कुनीतियों से बेहाल झारखंड की चिंता @HemantSorenJMM,जनता आपकी गलत नीतियों की भेंट न चढ़े। आप झारखंड के लोगों को उनके हाल पर छोड़ सकते हो मगर मोदी सरकार हर क्षण उनके साथ है https://t.co/KkSeq8tj4Y
— Anil Baluni (@anil_baluni) May 7, 2021
Assam BJP chief Himanta Biswa Sarma mentioned Soren’s tweet goes in opposition to the fundamental decorum and in addition mocks folks’s struggling as Modi had known as as much as enquire about them. “You have behaved in a very petty way. You have lowered the dignity of the chief minister’s chair,” Sarma mentioned.
आपका यह ट्वीट न सिर्फ़ न्यूनतम मर्यादा के ख़िलाफ़ है बल्कि उस राज्य की जनता की पीड़ा का भी मजाक़ उड़ाना है जिनका हाल जानने के लिए माननीय प्रधानमंत्री जी ने फ़ोन किया था। बहुत ओछी हरकत कर दी आपने। मुख्यमंत्री पद की गरिमा भी गिरा दी https://t.co/AIm0V6uc17
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) May 6, 2021
Andhra Pradesh CM and YSR Congress Party chief Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy additionally termed Soren’s comment as “not fitting” in such troubled occasions.
In this battle in opposition to Covid-19, these are the occasions to not level fingers however to return collectively and strengthen the arms of our Prime Minister to successfully fight the pandemic. 2/2
— YS Jagan Mohan Reddy (@ysjagan) May 7, 2021
In a tweet, Reddy mentioned, “Dear @HemantSorenJMM, I have great respect for you, but as a brother I would urge you, no matter what ever our differences are, indulging in such level of politics would only weaken our own nation.”
He added that on this battle in opposition to Covid-19, it isn’t the time “to point fingers but to come together and strengthen the hands of our Prime Minister to effectively combat the pandemic.”
