New Delhi, July 11(HS): The Bharatiya Janata Party criticized Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann's remarks about Prime Minister Modi's visit to five countries, calling them shameful. BJP General Secretary Tarun Chugh emphasized that the respect the Prime Minister earns internationally reflects pride for all Indians.

He stated that Mann's comments insult both the Prime Minister and the nation, highlighting a lack of decorum from an elected official. Chugh demanded an apology from Mann and suggested he resign from his post. The BJP views such statements as intolerable and detrimental to the dignity of Punjab and India overall.

The response came shortly after CM Mann made a series of sarcastic remarks to the media,“PM has gone somewhere. I think it is Ghana. He is going to be back and he is welcome. God knows which countries he keeps visiting — ‘Magnesia’, ‘Galveaisa’, ‘Tarvesia’.”

“He does not stay in a country with 140 crore people. He is visiting countries where the population is 10,000 and he is getting the ‘highest awards’ there. Here, 10,000 people gather to watch a JCB.What has he gotten himself into!...,” he added.

Hindusthan Samachar / Jun Sarkar