NCP leader Majeed Memon stoked a controversy on Monday saying the Prime Minister speaks like “jaahil, raaste pe chalne wale log”.
Speaking to ANI, Majeed Memon said, “Pradhan mantri bhi anpadh, jaahil, raaste pe chalne wale aadmi ki tarah baat karte hai (The PM talks like illiterate, uncultured, roadside people)”.
“He is occupying such a high post, he is aware of his Constitutional post. He should know that election for this Constitutional post is not held on the roads,” said Majeed Memon.
#WATCH Majeed Memon, NCP: Mujhe lagta hai ki Pradhan Mantri bhi ek anpadh, jahil ya raaste pe chalne wale aadmi ki tarah baat karte hain. Vo itne bade pad pe baithe hain, Unka pad ek sanvaidhanik pad hai, uss sanvaidhanik pad mein Pradhan Mantri raaste mein nahi chuna jata. pic.twitter.com/IczTw58QlH
— ANI (@ANI) April 1, 2019
Memon was speaking on the much-debated topic of Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking re-election as the PM in a Parliamentary democracy setup where the 543 elected representatives choose the Prime Minister of the country.
Voters in India cannot directly choose their PM like in the Presidential elections in countries like the US.
Majeed Memon is a Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader and Rajya Sabha MP.
A few days ago, reacting to BJP’s comment that Congress should contest elections in Pakistan, Memon said BJP should contest elections in Nepal as “chowkidars” will be victorious in the Himalayan nation.
According to an ANI report, Memon said, “If Ram Madhav is saying that Congress would probably win elections in Pakistan if they contest from there, then I would like to give him a piece of advice. All BJP leaders are ‘chowkidars’ (watchmen) and they should contest elections in Nepal and they will win there.”
Congress and NCP have an alliance in Maharashtra for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
