Trinamool Congress leader Shatrughan Sinha says Mamata Banerjee could be next PM??
Trinamool Congress leader
Shatrughan Sinha says Mamata Banerjee could be next PM???
Actor-turned-politician Shatrughan Sinha on Monday opined that he would love to see West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee as the next Prime Minister of the country.
Sinha, a member of the Trinamool Congress, headed by Mamata Banerjee, made the statement while responding to a query how he sees Congress leader Rahul Gandhi as a prospective Prime Ministerial candidate.
He elaborated that it would be very good for the country that at a time when the country has a woman as the President, we had a woman as the Prime Minister too. A firebrand leader like Mamata Banerjee, with a mass base, would fit the bill.
Sinha, represents Asansol in the Lok Sabha, however, he hastened to add “who would be the Prime Minister is a decision that would be taken at an appropriate time. His point is to underscore that we, in INDIA, have no dearth of talent.
We have youth icon Rahul Gandhi, in whom the nation sees its future, modern day Chanakya, Sharad Pawar. And of course, the firebrand mass leader Mamata Banerjee.
In contrast, the BJP-led NDA has none except Prime Minister Narendra Modi,” asserted the actor-turned-politician.
Four years ago Sinha,quit the BJP and remained with the Congress for a brief period before joining the Trinamool. He also asserted that it does not behove the Prime Minister to mock our alliance with the use of terms like ‘ghamandia’ (proud).”
“He speaks of issues like corruption and nepotism to criticize the opposition coalition. As a former NDA insider, he wagers that the BJP and its allies are second to none when it comes to nepotism. And their stand on corruption got exposed when they allied with those accused of corruption in Maharashtra by the PM.
On the flying kiss controversy, Sinha asserted that he was surprised at the allegation levelled against Rahul Gandhi by Union minister Smriti Irani “who respects him a lot as a senior in the acting profession, though unlike him, she never made it to films and remained confined to TV serials.
He too was present in the House at the time. No such gesture was made. He wonders why Irani, who has matured over the years, made such an allegation, adding, with a hint of mischief, the Urdu couplet “kuchh tho majbooriyan rahi hongi, yunhi koi bewafa nahin hota (there must have been some pressing compulsions, one does not become unfaithful just like that)”.
The former Patna MP, who represented the seat covering his home town for two consecutive terms, until losing it in 2019, asserted that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his deputy Tejashwi Yadav were “absolutely right” in taking exception to PM Modi’s claim that a new AIIMS has been set up in Darbhanga.
He also deplored PM Modi’s ‘khooni khel’ (game of blood) jibe at Ms Banerjee claiming it “betrayed the frustration over the thrashing received by the BJP in Panchayat polls, which saw the TMC registering a record win.
With a a rhetorical flourish, Sinha further added that
“We adore Mamata Banerjee and call her didi (sister). What an ugly thing to say about her at a time when the country is gearing up for Raksha Bandhan festivities”.
News Edit K.V.Raman
