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    Rahul, Kejriwal indulging in vote bank politics: Rijiju

    As suicide by an ex-serviceman allegedly over OROP triggered a political storm, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday accused Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Delhi Chief Arvind Kejriwal of indulging in vote bank politics, saying people are tired of their ‘dramas’.

    Rahul, Kejriwal indulging in vote bank politics: Rijiju
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    Kiren Rijiju

    New Delhi

    In a series of tweets, Rijiju said the Modi govt was committed to the cause of soldiers and honour of martyrs. “Pls don’t compete to be better drame baaz ? Soldier’s issue is too serious. We live closely with soldiers. Do you know about soldier’s life?(sic)” Rijiju tweeted. The Minister of State for Home said people are “tired of vote bank political dramas and sympathy for terrorists”. “People are intelligent and matured. Those terrorists sympathisers and vote bank political opportunists will be severely punished by the people,” he said. Rijiju also said, the issue of ‘One Rank, One Pension’ was ‘created’ during Indira’s rule and she had ‘removed’ the OROP benefits but no one criticised her. Referring to Kejriwal, Rijiju wrote “there is limit to vote bank drama. Despite release, Arvind Kejriwal refuses to leave police station (Wednesday night).

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