The Congress on Friday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying that his remark that intolerance will not be accepted in any part of the country is “doublespeak” as he is a tacit “endorser” and nothing prevented him from taking action against hotheads within the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
“It is important to remind the PM that he has neither condemned, nor acted upon a number of incidents, which involve his party colleagues, his ministers, the leaders of BJP and the RSS,” said senior Congress leader Anand Sharma.
Responding to a question at a press interaction in London, Modi had said: “India does not accept intolerance even if it is one or two or three incidents. But for a country of 125 crore people whether it is significant or not, it does not matter. For us every incident is serious. We do not tolerate it.”
Sharma said since Modi has not taken any action, the only inference that can be drawn is that he is very much a tacit “endorser”.
He said there cannot be a greater contradiction between what the government does and what the PM has said.
“If the PM is serious about what he said abroad, then What prevents him to ensure the removal of the guilty ministers who have made communal statements? What has prevented Shri Narendra Modi to demand the removal of BJP office-bearers and RSS leaders who are indicted, stand exposed and who are complicit in what has been happening in the country?" said Sharma.