BJP slams Shatrughan Sinha for attending Mamata's Opposition rally in Kolkata

MP Rajiv Pratap Rudy who represents Bhartiya Janata Party, on Saturday lashed out at actor-turned-politician Shatrughan Sinha for being present at West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee's 'United India' opposition rally in Kolkata.

Rudy in a statement said, "Some people are intelligent in a different way. Some people want to carry the stamp of BJP for the facilities that come as an MP."

BJP leader Shatrughan Sinha, on January 19, arrived in Kolkata to attend an anti-BJP rally organized by the All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) in Brigade Parade Ground.

But during his visit, Sinha dodged several questions posed at him by the media. 

When the politician was asked a question on Ram Temple, he simply said, 'Khamosh' (quiet) and walked away.

He even played safe when he was questioned about the chances of Mamata Banerjee as the next Prime Minister.

"She is a national leader in the true sense. She is really a tried, tested and experienced leader... Still, there is time for people see the writing on the wall. There is a long gap between performances and promises. That gap needs to be handled well. The people will decide who will be the next Prime Minister, it is not our job," he said.

Shatrughan Sinha believes that the upcoming general elections will be the "most interesting"



one. 

"It is not going to be between have and have not. It is going to be between the performer, non-performer and between arrogance and people's power. I am not talking to you as the representative of the Bharatiya Janata Party, but at the moment I have come under the leadership of Yashwant Sinha, who has just created Rashtra Manch. It is not a political party, it is a movement. The issue of most of the people who have come here is not Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Our issues are demonetization, complicated GST, among others," he said.

Others who are a part of the rally include Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief Chandrababu Naidu, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) president MK Stalin, National Conference supremo Farooq Abdullah and his son Omar Abdullah, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejaswi Yadav, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader Satish Misra, Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) chief Ajit Singh and leader Jayant Chowdhury, former Union ministers and disgruntled BJP leaders Yashwant Sinha and Arun Shourie, Patidar quota agitation leader Hardik Patel, Opposition leader in Mizoram Lalduwahawma, former Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Gegong Apang, former Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren and Gujarat independent MLA and Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani.

However, Congress president Rahul Gandhi and Left parties are not attending the rally. The Congress will be represented by Mallikarjun Kharge.