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Never one to miss a political opportunity, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi decided to attack the centre – on the issue of the circumstances in which UPA Chairman Sonia Gandhi was led away from parliament after a dizzy spell.
Gandhi took ill on Monday night but was discharged from hospital hours later. But that did not prevent Modi from hitting out at the centre. 'Considering her health, Sonia ji should have been taken to hospital in a well-equipped ambulance. Still, doctors are best judges,' Modi tweeted today.
Stung at the implication that the Congress I had been negligent about their leader’s health or uncaring about Sonia Gandhi’s indisposition, the Congress retorted that Modi’s concerns were misplaced. 'All arrangements were there. What was considered appropriate by Mrs Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi and the medical team, which was attending to her, was done,' Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath told reporters here.
Asked whether Modi was trying to politicise the issue, Nath said, 'Mr Modi must himself decide what he is trying to do.'
Congress spokesperson Bhakta Charan Das said: 'I think in a civilised world, leaders should not do any politics on the health condition and treatment of others.” Das even questioned 'whether any human being can raise such questions'.
Going by Modi’s analogy Das said referring to the attack on Parliament during NDA rule noting 'it could have been very well asked why Parliament attack was done by the terrorists'.
Opposition leader in the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj was one of the first to wish Gandhi a speedy recovery through her Twitter page.
