BJP national general secretary Tarun Chugh cast his vote in Amritsar | Image: ANI
AmritsarTaking a dig at the Indian National Congress and the Gandhi family for questioning Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s plans to meditate at the Vivekananda Rock Memorial in Kanniyakumari, BJP national general secretary Tarun Chugh said, “People who think Italy is the best don’t know Indian culture.”
“It is unfortunate for those who question the Prime Minister meditating at Vivekananda Rock Memorial. They think the West is the best. But Swami Vivekananda said India is the best in Chicago. He waved the flag of Indian culture all over the world. Those who say Italy is the best for those who spend their holidays in nightclubs and pubs will not know Indian culture. They will not know the contributions of Swami Vivekananda,” news agency ANI quoted the BJP leader as saying.
“I am proud that Prime Minister Modi is meditating at the Vivekananda Rock Memorial,” he added.
PM Modi is currently in Kanyakumari. He is meditating at the Dhyan Mandapam, where Hindu philosopher Swami Vivekananda is said to have had a divine vision of ‘Bharat Mata.’ His meditation will begin on the evening of May 30 and continue till the evening of June 1.
There is heavy police deployment in the area to maintain tight security while PM Modi meditates.
Chu also urged voters to turn out to the polls in record numbers and cast their ballots.
“It is very important to exercise your right to vote. In the next five years, the country should have a strong government and we should have a leader who is decisive and has action to lead us. So, every voter should vote… I urge everyone to vote,” he said.
Tarun Chugh cast his vote at a polling station in Amritsar along with his family.
Former diplomat Taranjit Singh Sandhu is contesting in Amritsar against sitting MP and candidate Gurjeet Singh Aujla, AAP’s Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal and Shiromani Akali Dal’s Anil Joshi.
All 13 Lok Sabha seats in Punjab will be voting today for the seventh and final round of the 2024 general elections.
The final phase of voting in the biggest extravaganza of democracy began on Saturday with voting beginning at 7 am in the remaining 57 constituencies in seven states and the union territory of Chandigarh.
