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Congress MP Shashi Tharoor | File Photo
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor hit again at BJP’s Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha candidate Rajeev Chandrasekhar on accusations of his non-performance and stated that his ‘ignorant rival’ ought to first inform voters what the saffron occasion has completed for the constituents when it was in energy for the final 10 years.
“I will turn the question around and ask what the BJP has done for Thiruvananthapuram in its 10 years in power. Even promises made on the floor of the Parliament have not been honoured,” Tharoor instructed PTI right here on Monday night time.
He stated the NDA promised an AIIMS for Thiruvananthapuram, a National Institute of Ayurveda and lots of extra.
“They make promises left, right and center and they never fulfil them. That is the BJP’s track record. Why should we trust any new promises from this party,” Tharoor requested.
However, Tharoor stated he agreed with one assertion of Chandrasekhar, which was that this election was not a battle between people.
“It is a fight between ideologies. We know what we stand for. Does he know what his party stands for? Can he defend this kind of communal agenda that we have seen the BJP coming up with? I would like him to answer that question,” Tharoor stated.
He stated he will likely be releasing a 70 web page report of all his achievements for the constituency within the final 15 years.
“I think we can educate our ignorant rivals on what exactly performance is all about,” he added.
His assertion got here shortly after Union Minister and BJP Lok Sabha ballot candidate Chandrasekhar on Monday took a dig at Tharoor, his rival within the Thiruvananthapuram seat, saying the competition could be between “politics of performance” and “15 years of non-performance”.
Speaking to PTI, Chandrasekhar had stated he believes that the folks of Thiruvananthapuram knew the small print of this contest effectively, and expressed confidence that it will replicate within the election outcomes.
“Certainly, people are sensible. They know what is the politics of performance, who represents the politics of performance, and who represents 15 years of non-performance,” Chandrasekhar stated.
Tharoor has been representing Thiruvananthapuram for the previous 15 years within the Lok Sabha.
Chandrasekhar, the Union Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Electronics and Information Technology and Jal Shakti, is pitched towards Tharoor of Congress-led UDF and Pannian Raveendran of the CPI(M)-led LDF for the Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha seat.
Refusing to time period the electoral battle in Thiruvananthapuram a battle between people, the BJP chief had stated he believed it’ll replicate the folks’s selection to assist the nation proceed its 10 years of improvement into the subsequent 5 years.
“This is not a fight between Tharoor and NDA. I do not think this is about some personality. I do not think this is about English-speaking skills or whatever,” Chandrasekhar stated, in a taunt at his Congress rival who’s famend for his eloquence.
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First Published: Mar 12 2024 | 10:28 AM IST
