BJP raising Congress’ internal matter to divert attention from real issues, alleges Lad

Labour Minister Santosh Lad, on Monday, alleged that the BJP has been looting the country’s wealth for the last 11 years, and to cover up its scams and misrule, it is trying to highlight local issues and blowing them out of proportion.

Speaking to the press persons in Hubballi on Monday, Mr. Lad said that the Congress-led State government has given good governance in the last two years. Instead of repeatedly pointing out “fight for CM’s chair”, which is the party’s internal matter, let them point out if any there is any mistake in governance, he said.

He said that after Operation Sindoor was called off, American President Donald Trump repeatedly stated that he had stopped the war and disgraced India. Despite Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s trips to various nations to befriend them, 183 nations out of 193 sided with Pakistan. And Mr. Modi was forced to send Congress leader Shashi Tharoor to lead a delegation to other nations to present India’s stand, Mr. Lad said, seeking to know why the Opposition is not raising questions over such issues.

The Minister said that around two crore children had dropped out of schools across the country, and in Maharashtra, over 800 women had gotten their wombs removed to get work during their menstruation period. “Should we not raise such issues? If we bring all these issues to debate, they will be in an embarrassing position. So to divert the attention, they (BJP) keep talking about our internal matter,” he said.

Mr. Lad said that as per the RBI statement, ₹1.14 thousand crore of fake currency and ₹2,000 currency notes that were withdrawn were still in circulation. “What steps has that Union government taken in this regard? They can criticise anyone on Earth, but we should not raise questions over real issues and seek answers from the Prime Minister. After all he is the Prime Minister of the country. Should we not question him?” he asked.