Kapil Sibal slams PM Modi over his 'Congress cares more about vote bank' remark

Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Friday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his remarks that the Congress is worried about vote bank not law and order in Rajasthan asking whether the BJP pitching Modi as the first OBC PM not vote bank politicsKapil Sibals jibe came a day after PM Modi while addressing a rally in Jodhpur said when law and order is in such a state there is no investment and trade suffersBut the Congress cares more about its vote bank than Rajasthans wellbeing PM Modi had saidIn a post in X Kapil Sibal said Modiji Congress worried about vote bank not law and order situation Modiji Where is the law Where is the order ED amp CBI is the law Manipur is the orderModijiJaipur Congress worried about vote bank not law and order situation Modiji Where is the law Where is the order ED amp CBI is the law Manipur is the order BJP Modi is the first OBC prime ministerNot vote bank politics mdash Kapil Sibal KapilSibal October 6 2023BJP Modi is the first OBC prime minister not vote bank politics the former Union minister saidFormer Union law minister Kapil Sibal criticized the Modi government alleging that the recently passed Womens Reservation Bill is an electoral ploy with an eye on the upcoming state and Lok Sabha elections In a conversation as part of his Dil Se initiative Sibal stated that the earliest the bill can come into effect is during the 2034 Lok Sabha elections highlighting the complex process involved in its implementation reported PTISibal also addressed the recent controversy surrounding BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuris derogatory remarks against BSP MP Danish Ali calling for Bidhuris expulsion from Parliament He expressed his shock at the incident and criticized the presiding officers response to the use of foul language in the Lok SabhaRegarding the Womens Reservation Bill Sibal questioned the governments sincerity in passing the bill immediately stating that if they were genuinely committed to it they could have done it in 2014 He explained that the process of delimitation which is essential for the bills implementation is a timeconsuming and complex exercise Considering the need to update census data and the potential inclusion of caste data Sibal predicted that the earliest possible implementation of the bill would be in 2034 the report further statedSibal also raised questions about the governments timing in bringing the bill suggesting that it might be an attempt to capture a crucial issue ahead of the 2024 elections He emphasized that the opposition should focus on questioning the Centre about its failure to bring the bill earlier rather than speculating on its electoral impactRegarding the new Parliament building Sibal expressed his preference for a more comfortable and intimate space describing it as a sevenstar structure He highlighted the importance of feeling close to colleagues in the parliamentary settingKapil Sibal 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