New Delhi: On Thursday, disgruntled BJP leader Shatrughan Sinha launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying it was high time that "a new, better leadership" took over. Sinha, whose exit from the BJP is imminent, is expected to join the opposition ‘Mahagathbandhan’. The Patna Sahib MP had recently attacked the PM for not holding a single press conference in his five-year-long tenure and urged him to "come out with all your black, white and grey shades", reported PTI.
Don't you think it's high time & the right time, before the Govt changes, that a new, better leadership takes over. And you should come out with all your black, white & grey sides? In the last week/month of your term, you have announced 150 projects in UP, Benares & other parts
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"Now that dates have been announced, Sir, ab toh kum se kum ek press conference kar dijiye. A free and fair session, not choreographed, researched or rehearsed and without the press known for Raag Darbari and Sarkari mindset. You shall go down in history as the only PM in a democratic world who has not had a single Q and A session during his tenure," tweeted Sinha.
The actor-turned-politician also attacked the PM for announcing 150 projects in UP, Varanasi and other parts of the country in the last month of his tenure just before the Election Commission announced the poll dates. Sinha who joined the BJP in the 90s had served as a minister in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government. The actor-turned-politician has been sidelined in the party since the arrival of Narendra Modi on the national stage and this has been the main reason behind his dissatisfaction.
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Giving a hint on his next political move Sinha had said "location will be the same, situation may be different" which means that he will be seeking re-election from his Patna Sahib but under a new political party. Sinha will most likely be fielded by the RJD or the Congress.