BJP workers show black flags to Shatrughan Sinha

BJP leader Shatrughan Sinha was shown black flags by party workers after an event in Shahdara today where he said there was nothing wrong in calling a spade a spade and praised the AAP government over its "achievements" in health and education sectors.

Sinha, who has been critical of the BJP and its leadership on a number of issues, said at the launch of a skill training programme for manual scavengers that he holds a mirror to those in power and raises issues of public interest.

He also defended Punjab minister Navjot Singh Sidhu, who has come under criticism over his recent visit to Pakistan to attend the swearing-in of Imran Khan as prime minister of that country, saying "there is nothing controversial in it".

On his criticism of the Bharatiya Janata Party and its leadership, he said, "I know what my Lakshman Rekha (limit) is. I know the difference between maryada (propriety) and Lakshman Rekha. I will be loyal to the party until I am part of it. But those who indulge in sycophancy should understand that there is nothing wrong in calling a spade a spade."