Why celebrate during agrarian crisis, Kapil Sibal asks BJP

Sibal, who has been nominated by the party for the Rajya Sabha, also claimed that inflation had increased under the present government

Congress leader Kapil Sibal today questioned the propriety of the Bharatiya Janata Party celebrating two years of Narendra Modi government, saying such celebrations were out of place at a time when there was "agrarian crisis" in the country.

"I don't understand what the celebrations are for when the entire country is going through an agrarian crisis," Sibal told reporters here.

"There's no reason for this government to celebrate," the former Union minister said.

Sibal, who has been nominated by the party for the Rajya Sabha, also claimed that inflation had increased under the Modi government. 

Replying to a query on senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh's advise for a "surgery" after the Congress' dismal performance in the recent Assembly elections, Sibal said, "Yes, there must be surgery, but in national politics."

 

After the poll results, Singh had tweeted: "We have done enough Introspection shouldn't we go for a Major Surgery?"