A day after Congress MP Shashi Tharoor sought a cancellation of the Republic Day parade in the light of the Coronavirus pandemic and British Prime Minister’s decision not to visit India, BJP’s national spokesperson Sambit Patra on Wednesday slammed him for making the demand.
In a sharp riposte to the Congress leader, Patra asked as to why Rahul Gandhi’s foreign trips are not cancelled instead and also lambasted him for referring to Republic Day as a mere ‘festivity’ in his tweet.
“Mr Tharoor, Republic Day Parade is not just any “Festivity” that it ought to be cancelled! Further Rahul couldn’t cancel his festivities & continues to travel to “farther” destinations often but the Congress wants Republic Day to be cancelled?”, tweeted the BJP leader.
Issuing a statement on calling off the visit, the UK government had said , “The Prime Minister spoke to Prime Minister Modi this morning, to express his regret that he will be unable to visit India later this month as planned.In light of the national lockdown announced last night, and the speed at which the new coronavirus variant is spreading, the Prime Minister said that it was important for him to remain in the UK so he can focus on the domestic response to the virus.”
