New Delhi, Sep 1: BJP today attacked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh over his criticism of the party, saying it is its right to seek his political, Constitutional and moral accountability.
“The right to ask questions and seek political,Constitutional and moral accountability of the Prime Minister is indeed the constitutional and parliamentary obligation of the Opposition. And Mr Prime Minister this is not ‘tu-tu main main,” BJP chief spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad said.
In his press interaction while returning from the NAM Summit, Singh had said he does not want to get into a slanging match- “tu tu main main”- with the Opposition as he has to keep the dignity of the office he holds. He added that due to this he prefers to maintain silence.
BJP, which has been stalling Parliament demanding Singh's resignation in the coal block allocation issue, reacted sharply to these comments.
“If the people have given you the mandate to govern they have also made the Opposition the custodian of their interest and we shall continue to safeguard that whether you call it ‘tu-tu main main' or seek solace in your silence by reciting an Urdu couplet,” Prasad said.
The main Opposition demanded that Singh clarify why some of the “biggest scams since Independence” like the financial irregularities in Commonwealth Games projects, 2G spectrum allocation, Adarsh Housing Society scam, land scam in the airport privatisation and the coal block scam have happened with “alarming regularity” during his Prime Ministership.
