PM couplet had a charm: Sushma Swaraj
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj on Thursday said the reply of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in couplet to a combative one recited by her taking on the government on the Cash-for-Vote scam had some charm and worked as a coolant.
?His couplet had a charm. I did smile. It cooled the tempers,? Swaraj, who is emerging as one of the most articulate Indian lawmakers in Parliament, ?told NDTV in an interview a day after the fiery debate on the issue.
On Wednesday during an intense debate on the Cash-for-Vote issue, Swaraj had attacked the Prime Minister with strong arguments and also recited a couplet that when translates in English asks the PM to come clear on the issue instead of blaming it on others and remaining wishy-washy.
?I concluded my speech with a ?couplet, it was a combative couplet. It means it is you who is accountable, don?t do wishy-washy,? she told the channel.
She said she had questioned the leadership of the PM through her couplet but the PM?s reply had cooled things down.
She also admitted that she was earlier overruled by her? party on the issue of the Chief Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) when she had condoned the PM after he admitted his mistake on the appointment of the corruption chief despite objections of Swaraj in the panel that chose the CVC.
?I admit I was overruled,? she said about the party decision on the CVC issue even after Swaraj relented on the issue.
She said the party president (Nitin Gadkari) had clearly told the media later that the ?partyline was different from what she said.
?My response is also based on issues. I thought the matter should rest,? Swaraj said, adding that the PM had admitted his mistake in Jammu but was not admitting it clearly in Parliament which forced her to stand on her feet and extract a clear statement in the house from the PM.
The PM had admitted his error of judgement in appointing the CVC in Parliament after Swaraj pressed for it.
She said in the past also party leaders like L K Advani and Atal Bihari Vajpayee were overruled in the past and there is no issues in admitting that.
?I was overruled, not snubbed,? she said.
