V K Singh gets the gag order
Rajnath Singh disapproved of ministers and BJP leaders making controversial statements
By : DC Correspondent
Update: 2015-10-24 03:09 GMT
New Delhi: After Union minister of state for external affairs V.K. Singh virtually compared the incident of dalits being burnt alive to the stoning of a “dog” and MoS for home affairs Kiren Rijiju criticised “north Indians”, Union home minister Rajnath Singh on Friday disapproved of ministers and BJP leaders making controversial statements, saying extra caution has to be
taken by those who are in power.
With the ongoing Bihar Assembly polls witnessing a close fight between the BJP and its rival, an alliance of the JD(U), RJD and Congress, the controversial statements by the two ministers caused much embarrassment to the Modi government with BJP ally Jitan Ram Manjhi of HAM, a former Bihar chief minister and mahadalit leader, terming Mr V.K. Singh’s remarks as a reflection of a “feudal” mindset.