Congress questions "culpable silence" of Modi on Sadhvi's remarks

New Delhi Congress today questioned the culpable silence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the controversial remarks by Union Minister Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti and suspected a political motive behind her utterances ahead of Delhi assembly pollsWhat is Narendra Modis stand on this Why has he not condemned it so far Before this Giriraj Singh had also said such things and he was made a minister Why is he Modi quiet The issue is not only these two The issue is the culpable silence of the Prime Minister within and outside Parliament on it party spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi told reporters hereNarendra ModiWondering whether the Prime Minister has given direct indirect approbation support and endorsement to these Singhvi said why is Modi running with the hare and hunting with the hound Why is the monotonous regularity of such remarks before and around electionsThe tough posture on the issue by Congress came after it was decided in a meeting of party leaders with Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi that the party should go on the offensive on issues like thisAlleging that Uttar Pradesh was made the first laboratory of such politics in the run up to Lok Sabha polls by BJP theCongress spokesperson said has Delhi now also become a similar laboratory In this context he also drew attention to the fire in a church in the national capitalCongress also raised the church burning issue in both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha today Asking how can a central minister appointed just a few days back have the temerity and gall to say such a thing he said adding a mere apology by her does not erase the criminal culability and hinted that some Congress leaders in individual capacity may also file criminal cases against herAnybody can file an FIR and I am sure they will definitely do that Singhvi said but made it clear that it may not be by Congress as a party Asked whether Congress will resort to disruptions in the House even tomorrow over the issue Singhvi said decisions are taken on a daytoday basis but asserted constructive opposition does not mean sleeping oppositionWe will not shyaway for a minute from raising our voice on such serious issues Accusing the NDA government of practising hyopcrisy and double standards Singhvi said these are habitual offenders We know what Giririaj Singh had said He was rewarded after saying those things and made a Minister of State Perhaps Modiji will make now make him a Cabinet minister after his second statementSinghvi also targeted Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singhs government over the Maoist violence and took potshots at the central government for its Uturns on issuesThe law and order in Chhattisgarh is deplorable to describe it in the mildest word The state government which is exclusively charged with the responsibility of security is treating its citizes as can on fodder Human lives from common man security personnel to politcians are endangered and more than 1400 security personnel have died between 2005 and 2008 in the state and in 2009 incidentsThey are giving lame excuses Nothing is being done Empty statements from the Prime Minister and the Chief Minister wont do The nation wants to see results he said Reading a connect in all these incidents Singhvi saideverywhere there is hypocrisy They say what they do not mean and mean what they do not sayThey cannot be trusted and can do anything to get cheap political gains They care for cheap political and party interest at the cost of national interest He charged nobody had thought that we will have to hear such words in Delhi of 2014 Whether it is the issue of Chhattisgarh remarks of Union Ministers like Jyoti or Singhor what we have said in the booklet the larger canvass is that they are ready to jetisson national interest for cheap political interest