It seems that even union ministers aren’t spared from the wrath of the right-wing troll army. And here is a recent case where environment minister Harsh Vardhan was bashed for supporting Supreme Court’s recent ban on sale of firecrackers.
On Monday, BJP leader Dr Harsh Vardhan had tweeted welcoming the apex court’s directive on the ban on sale of firecrackers in the national capital region. Harsh Vardhan, who is a practicing ENT doctor, had tweeted how firecrackers not just cause pollution but also pose severe health hazards.
A screenshot of the tweet:
Screenshot haina 😎 pic.twitter.com/fEMhPr6YPL
— Dr Luttapi (@Luttapi2) October 10, 2017
However, this didn’t go down well with many on Twitter and Harsh Vardhan was slammed for voicing his opinion. He was bashed to the extent that he had to later delete all his tweets welcoming the Supreme Court ban.
And here is a look at the bashing:
Stop embarrassing yourself Mr. Harshvardhan. Your incessant campaign is sickening https://t.co/zcGIfPXctq
— Nupur (@UnSubtleDesi) October 9, 2017
Dr Harshvardhan has not done anything for Chandni Chowk but taken away livelihood of many Chandni Chowk residents.
— अंकित जैन (@indiantweeter) October 9, 2017
Look BJPwalas you will face H wrath both in elections and outside for selling out on H issues.https://t.co/BYHEIp24pO
— युग परिवर्तन (@yugaparivartan) October 9, 2017
If he stands in my constituency, I’ll vote against him. My respect & desire for Modi-ji as PM notwithstanding https://t.co/S2gTGAqNQx
— fcra_analyst (@by2kaafi) October 9, 2017
No one from his own party came out to support him. And on the other hand, Delhi BJP spokesperson Tajinder Bagga launched a campaign to raise money for firecrackers so that it can be donated to slum kids.
We got 1.5 lakh . 60,000 in Bank too https://t.co/dBogu1Fr72
— Tajinder Bagga (@TajinderBagga) October 10, 2017
Will distribute Free crackers to Slum kids on Diwali.
— Tajinder Bagga (@TajinderBagga) October 9, 2017
Some Media friends asking,This is contempt of Court?
No,Court banned selling,we are distributing free, 2nd bursting is allowed. https://t.co/BS1ZsehabN— Tajinder Bagga (@TajinderBagga) October 9, 2017
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