Advani deliberately removed, Amit Shah no match for him: Shatrughan Sinha

March 23, 2019 20:20

Rebel BJP MP Shatrughan Sinha came down heavily on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP leadership for fielding party chief Amit Shah in place of LK Advani from the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

"It's worrisome, painful and according to some people, even shameful... that which your people have done was the most expected and awaited....orchestrating the departure of a most respected friend, philosopher, guide, father figure and ultimate leader of the party Shri. LK Advani, from the political arena/ election," Shatrughan Sinha said in a series of tweets.

"That too through the replacement of Mr Advani by none other than the man who is also the President of the party but whose image or personality is no match nor a patch on him. This has been done deliberately and intentionally and hasn't gone down well with the people of the country," Shatrughan Sinha tweeted.

"He is a father figure and no one can approve of such a treatment to a father figure. What you and your people have done with me, is still tolerable. I'm able and capable of answering your people back in the same coin. Remember Newton's third law...every action has an equal and opposite reaction. And I am capable of paying back," Shatrughan Sinha said in another tweet.

Meanwhile, on Saturday, the NDA announced its candidate list for 39 of the 40 Lok Sabha seats in Bihar. Shatrughan Sinha, who has often criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP leadership, was dropped from the list. The BJP fielded Union law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad from Patna Sahib, a seat presently held by the rebel BJP MP.

Shatrughan Sinha, however, has not reacted to the development but only went on to critise the prime minister for "deliberately orchestrating the departure of ultimate party leader LK Advani".

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