‘Let us prosecute them’: Kapil Sibal reacts to PM Modi's 'supari charge'

Rajya Sabha MP and senior advocate Kapil Sibal on Sunday reacted to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's charge that some people have given a "supari" (contract) to sully his image.

Taking to Twitter, Sibal urged the BJP leader to reveal the names of the individuals, institutions or countries involved in the alleged contract.

"Modi ji's charge: " They have given a contract to..people...some within the country and some..,outside the country to dig Modi's grave" Please let us know the names of these: 1) individuals 2) institutions or 3) countries," tweeted Sibal.

"This cannot be a state secret. Let us prosecute them," he added.

Addressing a gathering at Rani Kamalapati railway station after flagging off the semi-high-speed Bhopal-Delhi Vande Bharat Express train, Prime Minister Narendra Modi alleged some people are hellbent to dent his image and are colluding with people inside and outside the country.

"For this, they have given 'supari' (contract) to various people. Some people are sitting inside the country to support these people and some are doing their work sitting outside the country," he added.

The prime minister asserted that every Indian has become his security cover making the said people furious and forcing them to adopt new tricks.

On Saturday, Sibal alleged that communal violence was on the table for the BJP with the 2024 general elections approaching, and recent incidents in West Bengal and Gujarat were a "trailer."

In a tweet, Sibal said, "As we approach 2024. For the BJP, on the table: 1) communal violence 2) hate speech 3) baiting minorities 4) target opposition by use of ED, CBI, election commission. Trailer: Burning of Bengal, stoking communal violence in Karnataka, Maharashtra, Gujarat."

Sibal, who was a Union minister during the UPA 1 and 2 regimes, quit the Congress in May last year and was elected to the Rajya Sabha as an independent member with the Samajwadi Party's support.

Sibal recently floated a non-electoral platform 'Insaaf' aimed at fighting injustice.