Tharoor says PM Modi using Parliament to make 'petty political speeches'

After his fiery speech in Lok Sabha on Tuesday (February 4), senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor today launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his personal remarks in parliament over Jammu and Kashmir.

While hitting out at the critics of Jammu and Kashmir special status revocation in Lok Sabha on Thursday (February 6), Modi took a personal dig at Tharoor saying, “Shashi Tharoor ji you have been the son-in-law of Jammu and Kashmir, you should have shown concern”.

Retorting to Modi, Tharoor took to Twitter and said “Don’t know whether to be flattered or amused to hear my name four times in the Prime Minister’s speech. But I was not amused that he continued to tilt at the windmills of history &reduce a solemn Constitutional occasion into an occasion for a petty political speech.”

Don’t know whether to be flattered or amused to hear my name four times in the Prime Minister’s mellifluous speech. But I was not amused that he continued to tilt at the windmills of history &reduce a solemn Constitutional occasion into an occasion for a petty political speech.

— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) February 6, 2020

He asked why those who defend the Constitution supported Article 370. I got up to reply that was because Article 370 was in the Constitution& respect for it was part of our respect for the Constitution (&the democratic processes it provides for which were disregarded on Art.370.)

— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) February 6, 2020

For Modiji to take credit for the Constitutional Amendment settling the border w/Bangladesh is breathtakingly disingenuous —the only reason that @incIndia initiative was not implemented was BJP obstruction & opposition to it. To imply Congress was the obstacle is sheer gall.

— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) February 6, 2020

Raising Kashmir’s continued communication blockade he asked, “As a proud damaad (Son-in-law), I ask when Kashmiris will have normalcy restored, when their detained political leaders will be freed, & when Internet will be fully restored so they can enjoy the rights we all have”.