Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Monday countered the remarks made by the BJP Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi at a public rally on Sunday against the Congress leader.
She expressed her displeasure and said that Modi had lowered the norms of politics by indulging in personal attacks and stoking controversy over a non-issue.
“The attack was not as per political norms of the country. Political attacks should not be personal. There should be some dignity in politics,” Dikshit said. “I think he has created a controversy when there was no need to create one. His comments had no basis,” said Dikshit.
On Modi terming her as a ‘ribbon cutting Chief Minister’, Dikshit said the Prime Ministerial candidate of the BJP does not have proper knowledge about traditions of the country. “It is sheer lack of knowledge on his part. He should know that ribbons are cut only after a project is completed. It is a part of our country’s tradition,” she averred.
She further said that Modi is not aware of the administrative structure in the Capital when he commented on December 16 gang-rape and CWG. “The BJP leader does not have any idea about administrative setup in the Capital. That is why he made such remarks,” she said. Modi had raised the issue of December 16 gang-rape as well as corruption while hosting the Commonwealth Games in the Capital in 2010 and ridiculed Dikshit saying, “Sometimes I think if there is any happiest Chief Minister in our country, then it is the Delhi Chief Minister. Morning to evening, she has no work to do except cut ribbons,” he said.
Modi had also slammed Congress Vice President Rahul and asked people to decide in the next lok Sabha polls if the nation will be run based on the Constitution or whims of the “prince”. He had also criticised Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, saying though he is ‘a sardar’, he is not ‘asardar’ (effective). “His attack on Rahul Gandhi shows his lack of understanding the issue,” Dikshit said.
She also took a swipe at Modi for his remark that Delhi has been reeling under severe power crisis and that even the Prime Minister and President’s residences have generators, saying he did not know that the Capital gets round-the-clock electricity supply. “The person who aspires to be become PM of the country does not know that Delhi gets 24x7 power supply. We even have stand-by arrangements for VVIPs. We provide power at the cheapest rate,” the Chief Minister said.