‘Those that mock Uttar Pradesh will face humiliation…’: SP reacts to Shashi Tharoor’s controversial tweet on UP | Lucknow Information
NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Celebration MP Afzal Ansari commented on the primary session of the Lok Sabha, highlighting the agenda of oath-taking and speaker appointment and criticized the selection of the pro-tem speaker.
He additional responded to Congress chief Shashi Tharoor’s contentious tweet on Uttar Pradesh, warning of potential repercussions for many who mock the state.
Ansari emphasised that whereas there are urgent points to deal with within the Lok Sabha, the day’s focus was totally on the formalities of the oath-taking ceremony and the appointment of the speaker.
Relating to the appointment of the pro-tem speaker, Ansari expressed his disapproval: “Appointing a senior member would have been preferable.”
He additionally addressed Shashi Tharoor’s latest tweet, which has been met with substantial backlash. Tharoor’s tweet featured a picture with a query and a solution in Hindi. The query was, “What is named Uttar Pradesh?” The reply learn: “Weh pradesh jahan pariksha se pehle uttar ka pata chal jaaye, usse Uttar Pradesh kehte hai (The state the place the reply is understood earlier than the examination is named Uttar Pradesh).”
“Those that mock Uttar Pradesh will face humiliation,” Ansari remarked in response to Tharoor’s tweet.
Tharoor’s assertion drew vital criticism from BJP leaders. Former union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar accused Tharoor of showcasing a superiority advanced.
Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri expressed his disappointment: “Tharoor’s stereotyping and trivializing a whole state.” Puri underscored Uttar Pradesh’s vital contributions to Indian civilization, literature, and politics, urging Tharoor to mirror on his remarks.
Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma additionally criticized Tharoor’s repeated satirical feedback about numerous cultures, describing Tharoor’s thoughts as “adrift within the ethereal mists of derangement.”
Tharoor’s tweet included a Hindi joke defining Uttar Pradesh as a state the place examination solutions are identified beforehand, with the hashtag “Pariksha pe charcha,” alluding to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s pupil interplay program.
