BJP lawmaker Shatrughan Sinha, in a cryptic tweet on Friday, took a dig at the Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the fourth time this week. Hinting that he may not want to continue with the party, he said, "You may be having many admirers but I won't be one of them."
"Sir, the Nation respects you, but the only thing the leadership lacks is credibility & trust factor," Mr Sinha, lawmaker from Patna Sahib, said in a sharply-worded post.
Launching an attack at the government over the "unfulfilled poll promises", he indicated that the government at the centre has failed to win the confidence of the people of the country.
"Leadership jo kar rahi hai or jo kah rahi hai, kya log uspe vishwas kar rahein hain? Shayad nahin! (Do people trust in the actions of the leadership any more... probably not)," he said.
What followed in the next post was a warning that he may not stick around with the party that has failed to "fulfill the promises it made to the people" in the past.
"Any way it all seems to be too little and too late? Promises made in past are still to be fulfilled. Hope, wish & pray, though I may not be with you anymore," he said.
Sharing an Urdu couplet, he then said: "Mohabbat karne vaale kam na honge, (shayad) teri mehfil mein lekin hum na honge (You may be having a lot of admirers but I may not be one of them)."
Sir, the Nation respects you, but the only thing the leadership lacks is credibility & trust factor. "Leadership jo kar rahi hai or jo kah rahi hai, kya log uspe vishwas kar rahein hain? Shayad nahin!" Any way it all seems to be too little and too late? Promises made in the
— Shatrughan Sinha (@ShatruganSinha) March 15, 2019
past are still to be fulfilled. Hope, wish & pray, though I may not be with you anymore - "Mohabbat karne vaale kam na honge, (shayad) teri mehfil mein lekin hum na honge".
— Shatrughan Sinha (@ShatruganSinha) March 15, 2019
This is the fourth time this week that the BJP leader has taken a dig at PM.
In one of the tweets, earlier this week, he slammed the Prime Minister over "VIP culture".
Sirji while addressing a function on the 50th Raising Day of Central Industrial Security Forces(CISF) you appreciated their tremendous efforts of protecting our country & how difficult their task is with the VIP culture. Specially, when VIPs take advantage of their position &
— Shatrughan Sinha (@ShatruganSinha) March 11, 2019
stature. Sirji, what about the 'Route Culture' at the cost of inconvenience to the public, when you travel, causing immense traffic snarls, congestion & it's said ' route laga hua hai'. It's a MP who becomes a PM, so why the vast difference in the culture of protection?
— Shatrughan Sinha (@ShatruganSinha) March 11, 2019
It should start with you, setting an example for others to follow. Hope, wish & pray that whenever & wherever you may be after the elections, you will take care & bridge the gap between "kathani & karni".#CISFRaisingDay#VIPCulture
— Shatrughan Sinha (@ShatruganSinha) March 11, 2019
On Wednesday, he said PM Modi should address the press "now that the poll dates have been announced".
Now that dates have been accounced, Sir, ab toh kum se kum, ek press conference (PC) kar dijiye. A free & fair session, not choreographed, researched or rehearsed & without the press known for Raag Darbari & Sarkari mindset. You shall go down in history, as the only PM, in a
— Shatrughan Sinha (@ShatruganSinha) March 13, 2019
democratic world who hasn't had a single Q & A session during his tenure.
— Shatrughan Sinha (@ShatruganSinha) March 13, 2019
"You shall go down in history, as the only PM, in a democratic world who hasn't had a single Q & A session during his tenure," he commented.
The national elections begin April 11, the Election Commission had announced on Sunday.
Mr Sinha on Thursday had mentioned the launch of 150 projects in the last few weeks by PM, but said it was "too little" and "too late".
Don't you think it's high time & the right time, before the Govt changes, that a new, better leadership takes over. And you should come out with all your black, white & grey sides? In the last week/month of your term, you have announced 150 projects in UP, Benares & other parts
— Shatrughan Sinha (@ShatruganSinha) March 14, 2019
of the country. Technically speaking it may not be against the code of conduct, but certainly it seems to be too little and too late 'jumlas'. Still, wishing you all the best inspite of your looking London and talking Tokyo attitude and your shoot and scoot behavior. Jai Hind !
— Shatrughan Sinha (@ShatruganSinha) March 14, 2019
The actor-turned-politician has been a constant critic of the Narendra Modi-government.
The national elections, to be held in seven phases, begin April 11 but the BJP is yet to announce its candidate for Patna Sahib for the Lok Sabha elections. In Bihar, polling will take place on April 11, April 18, April 23, April 29, May 6, May 12 and May 19.
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