Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently urged the country to be frugal amid global uncertainty over the ongoing war between Israel and Iran.‘They were asked to do so. He has banned the public from buying gold for the next year‘Requested to save law and diesel. He urged the countrymen to avoid unnecessary travel abroad and use public transport instead of private vehicles. But just a day after the Prime Minister’s important call, the behavior of BJP leaders in Madhya Pradesh has revealed a different picture.‘l
Madhya Pradesh Textbook Corporation’s newly appointed chairman Shoghab Singh Tagore was accompanied by a huge convoy of about 200 vehicles when he arrived in Bhopal from Ujjain. This huge queue of vehicles creates a terrible traffic jam in the entire highway and Bhopal city. School children for hours in the scorching heat, Old people and ordinary passengers were stuck on the road. From the state office of the BJP to the important intersections of the city, there were only queues of vehicles of the leader’s supporters., This seems to be undermining the Prime Minister’s austerity message.
Not only in Bhopal, A similar scenario is being witnessed in other parts of the state. While Shivpuri MLA Pritam Singh Lodhi brought 200 vehicles to settle the temple dispute, Minister Dharmendra Lodhi’s convoy was huge when he went to a district review meeting in Khandwa. When questioned, the minister himself admitted that it did not make sense to take so many vehicles and it was necessary to follow the instructions of the Prime Minister. He said that he has instructed the District Commissioner in this regard.
BJP state president Hemant Khandelwal urged party leaders to use public transport or e-rickshaws. Responding to the Prime Minister’s call, some leaders were seen driving e-rickshaws or e-scooters to go to office. For example, in Bhopal, Satyendra Bhushan Singh is driving an e-rickshaw and Energy Minister Pradyuman Singh is driving an e-scooter to create awareness among the people. But at the same time, these efforts were undermined by the large convoys of their supporters. The gap between the Prime Minister’s advice and the party workers is now a matter of wide discussion among the common people.
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