Forgot about craftsmen for 10 years, remembered them just before 2024: Sibal

Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Monday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the launch of the PM Vishwakarma Yojana alleging that he forgot about crafts persons for 10 years and remembered them just before 2024Kapil Sibals attack on the PM came a day after Modi launched the Rs 13000crore PM Vishwakarma Yojana for traditional artisans and craftsmenIn a post on X Kapil Sibal said Vishwakarma Scheme Hindu Mythology Vishwakarma was divine carpenter and master craftsman of weapons of Gods Modiji far from divine master craftsman of politicsVishwakarma Scheme Hindu Mythology Vishwakarma was divine carpenter and master craftsman of weapons of GodshellipModiji far from divine master craftsman of politics Forgot about craftsmen and carpenters for 10 years Remembered them just before 2024 Convenient Nomdash Kapil Sibal KapilSibal September 18 2023Forgot about craftsmen and carpenters for 10 years Remembered them just before 2024 Convenient No he saidThe Lok Sabha polls are slated to take place in 2024Kapil Sibal who was a Union minister during the UPA 1 and 2 regimes quit the Congress in May last year and was elected to the Rajya Sabha as an independent member with the Samajwadi Partys supportUnder PM Vishwakarma scheme artisans and crafts persons will be provided recognition through PM Vishwakarma certificate and ID card credit support up to Rs 1 lakh first tranche and Rs 2 lakh second tranche with a concessional interest rate of 5 per centLast month Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his remarks criticising the opposition on the Manipur issue saying those who were silent were the ones playing politicsKapil Sibals attack on the prime minister came a day after PM Modi hit out at the opposition during his reply in the Lok Sabha to a noconfidence motion brought by the INDIA bloc against his governmentPM Modi said the opposition was never interested in discussing the Manipur situation He added that the Union home minister explained the issues in great detail with patience and without any politicsIn a tweet Sibal said PM Opposition playing politics over Manipur Not quite Remember the Supreme Court suo motu expressed deep concern over violence against women Said was unacceptable in a constitutional democracyNot the opposition but those who were silent were playing politics he saidSibal who was a Union minister during UPA I and II quit the Congress in May last year and was elected to the Rajya Sabha as an Independent member with the Samajwadi Partys supportHe has floated a nonelectoral platform Insaaf aimed at fighting injusticeWith inputs from PTI