Opposition needs no crutches says Sibal, Rijiju recalls Emergency

The BJP on Friday got unusual support in its bid to snub Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on his over-the-top expression of gratitude to the German foreign ministryâs spokesperson on the disqualification of Rahul Gandhi from the membership of the Lok Sabha. Digvijaya on Thursday thanked Germany for taking âTaking noteâ of Rahul Gandhiâs disqualification.
That triggered a war of words between the BJP and Congress. However, Kapil Sibal, an ex-Congress leader who is a Rajya Sabha MP and a noted lawyer, took a swipe at Singh for his tweet on the spokespersonâs remark.
Sibal expressed his categorical disagreement with Singh, asserting that India does not need an âendorsementâ on the issue concerning Rahul Gandhiâs disqualification. He said the Opposition (using word âweâ for Opposition) doesnât need crutches to walk on. Sibal quit Congress last year. He was elected as an MP to the Rajya Sabha with the support of Samajwadi Party last year.
Taking to twitter, Sibal ,quoting Digvijay Singhâs tweet, said : âDigvijay Singh: Thanked Berlin for âtaking note of how democracy is being compromised in Indiaâ.My Thought: âWe donât crutches to walk ahead. We donât need endorsements from abroad.â Sibal in the same tweet further said: â Our fight is ours and in that, we are together.â Sibal also runs a non-electoral platform called âInsaafâ, which is aimed at fighting and raising voices against the injustice being perpetuated in the country against anyone.
After Sibalâs tweet, the BJP intensified its attack on the Congress on Friday. Union law minister and senior BJP leader Kiren Rijiju launching a fresh attack on Digvijaya Singh referred to the Emergency, saying democracy was âtruly murderedâ in 1975 by the Congress with the imposition of Emergency.