New Delhi: Karnataka Congress chief DK Shivakumar who had apologised for his uncivil tweet on Tuesday has again hit back on BJP reminding them to reciprocate the action.
He had attributed the tweeted to a โnovice social media mangerโ. In the tweet he said, โYesterday (Tuesday) I said I believe we should be civil and respectful in politics, even to our opponents. I hope the BJP agrees with me, and will apologise for their state presidentโs abusive and unparliamentary remarks against Rahul Gandhi,โ Shivakumar said Wednesday morning.
This comes a day after Karnataka BJP chief Nalin Kumar Kateel attacked Mr Gandhi, calling him โa drug addictโ, and claiming โit (proof of his allegations) has appeared in news reportsโ.
He also took a swipe at the Congressโ leadership issues โ spotlighted this week during a meeting of the CWC, at which Mr Gandhi reportedly said he would consider returning as party boss.
โYour G-23 says Sonia Gandhi is not president. Sonia Gandhi says she is president. On the other hand, Rahul Gandhi says he will become president. Tell me what is Rahul Gandhi? Rahul Gandhi is a drug addict and drug peddlerโฆ Iโm not saying this, it has appeared in news reports,โ Mr Kateel said.
โThey are unable to run the party. Those who cannot run a party, how can they run this country?โ he was quoted by news agency ANI.
Continuing to disregard the Congressโ apology for its tweet, he then slammed the party for โthe lowest standard of politicsโ, while declaring โthe people of India love Prime Minister Modiโ.
โThis is the lowest standard of politics. They have used derogatory remarks against the Prime Ministerโฆ Not only do the people of India love Prime Minister Narendra Modi, even the President of America also respects Narendra Modi,โ he said.
The exchange of crude swipes about senior leaders was triggered by a tweet from the Congressโ Karnataka handle that referred to the Prime Minister as an โangootha-chhaapโ, or illiterate person.
Responding to the criticism, Mr Shivakumar yesterday tweeted: โI have always believed that civil and parliamentary language is a non-negotiable pre-requisite for political discourse.โ
โAn uncivil tweet made by a novice social media manager through the Karnataka Congress official Twitter handle is regretted and stands withdrawn,โ he said.
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