Vilifying PM Modi Opposition’s only job, says Kiren Rijiju

Union Minister Kiren Rijiju today said if there was an undeclared emergency in the country as being alleged by the Opposition then every Congress leader would have been in jail for abusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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Addressing a press conference here today, Rijiju took a jibe at Congress leaders for roaming around with a small book, while pleading to save the Constitution. He said that Congress leaders talk about an undeclared emergency in the country but the fact is that all that the Opposition does every single day, from morning to evening, is to abuse PM Modi,” he said.

BJP state president Rajeev Bindal, Leader of Opposition Jai Ram Thakur and MP Suresh Kashyap were also present.

“I would like to remind Congress that when the Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the Chief Minister of Gujarat, he used to organise a tour to spread awareness about the Constitution after which the Constitution Day is celebrated on November 26 in the country. Before this, Constitution Day was never celebrated in the country,” he said.

He said a resolution has been passed by the Union Cabinet which says that democracy was murdered during the Emergency. “The government and the BJP will work to make this proposal reach the people of the country because it is the responsibility of every individual towards the country to keep the democracy alive,” he said.

Rijiju said during the Emergency, all senior leaders were put in jail and the freedom of the common man was snatched away. Even the freedom of the media and judiciary was curbed.

Rijuju said that during his three days visit to Kinnaur distrct projects worth Rs 118.67 crore will be set into motion which will greatly benefit Kinnaur and Lahaul Spiti of Himachal Pradesh.