Rambo better than scambo, says BJP

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New Delhi: In a sharp reaction to Finance Minister P. Chidambaram’s statement that Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is a divisive figure, the BJP on Monday said such leaders are suffering from “Modi-phobia” and a psycho-analysis test should be performed on them.
“Chidambaram and several other Congress leaders suffer from Modi-phobia. There is a need for a psycho-analysis test of such leaders,” BJP spokesperson Meenakshi Lekhi told reporters when asked about her reaction to the finance minister’s remarks.
Lekhi also took on the Congress on the issue of relief and rehabilitation work in Uttarakhand and Modi’s efforts to help stranded people, which had earned him the nickname “Rambo”.
“There has been a lack of governance, lack of initiative on the part of the government in Uttarakhand..... It is better to be a Rambo than to be a dumbo or a scambo,” Ms Lekhi said, and expressed her anger over the use of “derogatory words” against Modi.
She charged that the Congress leaders were not showing leadership but were stooping to low levels to use words like ‘Rambo’.
Lekhi said that the Congress leaders were using such language due to the “failures” of the UPA government which could be seen in the “lack of governance” which people were now well aware of. She expressed her ire over the frequent targeting of Modi by Congress leaders.
The BJP also hit out at JD(U) leader and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for making comments against Modi on his visit to Gujarat. “What Kumar calls a tamasha is actually good governance,” Lekhi said.
The BJP also condemned posters pasted in some places in Delhi making derogatory remarks against the CBI, saying these were in “poor taste” and the party and Modi disassociate themselves from the posters. “We condemn all such acts,” Ms Lekhi said.
I’m no rambo but did my best, says Nitish in swipe at Modi
Facing allegations from the BJP of not taking timely action to rescue Bihari pilgrims in Uttarakhand, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday made a veiled attack on his Gujarat counterpart Narendra Modi saying he was no ‘Rambo’ but took steps for assisting pilgrims there.
“Uttarakhand is neither in Bihar nor do I have the skills of a Rambo so that I could jump in and save people. I do not suffer from a hunger for publicity in the media,” he told reporters emerging from his ‘Janata Ke Darbar me Mukhya Mantri’ programme.
Amid reports that Modi had rescued 15,000 Gujarati pilgrims from Uttarakhand, the Congress had termed the senior BJP leader ‘Rambo’. Kumar dismissed BJP’s allegations that the Bihar government did not take timely action to assist Bihar pilgrims.
“Some people are suffering from publicity hunger and issuing statements to hog the headlines. I am not one of them. I work only with total dedication. Those who were our allies till a few days ago are now afflicted with a different mentality,” the Bihar Chief Minister said.