New Delhi: Loktantrik Janata Dal (LJD) leader Sharad Yadav on Sunday took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Kedarnath visit and asked whether the Prime Minister wants to convert the Lok Sabha into a “Kirtan Sabha”.
Yadav told ANI, "The Prime Minister of the biggest democracy in the world is sitting inside the cave. What has he achieved by sitting inside the cave? Did any invention take place? Does he want to convert the Lok Sabha into a Kirtan Sabha?"
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He further added, "I do not understand what people get from such caves? Did people bring him to the Centre to perform religious activities? This is all drama to gain publicity for which the Prime Minister has even violated poll conduct.”
PM Modi was on a two-day visit to Uttarakhand, on Saturday visited Kedarnath shrine and meditated inside a holy cave, a day after campaigning for the Lok Sabha polls came to an end. He meditated till Sunday morning when the last phase of seven-phased Lok Sabha election was underway. After his 15-hour meditation, the PM also visited Badrinath, another temple in Uttarakhand's 'Char Dham' on Sunday.
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The Congress, Trinamool Congress and Telugu Desam Party today lodged a complaint with the Election Commission of India, alleging that PM Modi’s visit to the Kedarnath shrine was a violation of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC).