<p>Disapproving of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's remarks against Union Minister Shashi Tharoor's wife, senior BJP leader C P Thakur today demanded a ban on use of derogatory words by politicians in the public.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The usage of bad words or filthy language in politics should be "strictly" banned to restore public confidence in politics and in their leaders, he told reporters here.<br />His remarks came when his attention was drawn to the recent jibe by Modi at Tharoor's wife Sunanda Pushkar.<br /><br />"I disapprove of what Modi said about Tharoor's wife," Thakur said adding the Gujarat Chief Minister should have refrained from using such language.<br /><br />In an apparent attack on Pushkar, Modi had said at an election rally in Shimla, "Wah kya girlfriend hai. Aapne kabhi dekha hai 50 crore ki girlfriend?" (What a girlfriend? Have you ever seen a 50-crore girlfriend).<br /><br />Tharoor had later taken on Modi by tweeting, "My wife is worth a lot more than your imaginary 50 crores. She is priceless."<br /><br />Thakur said there has been an explosion in the use of filthy and bad words by politicians against one another which was a matter of grave concern to one and all.<br />He said politicians should on their own refrain from using vulgar language against rivals to elevate the profession of politics and status of people in public life.<br />"Politics is not a bad profession per se, but the onus is on politicians to behave in a dignified manner and conduct themselves in a way that behoves their status and ensure that their profession remains healthy," he said. <br /><br />Asked about his opinion on RSS ideologue S Gurumurthy's reported remark suggesting that BJP president Nitin Gadkari should not do business activities so long as he was the party chief, Thakur said it was not improper for a businessman or an industrialist to be in politics.<br /><br />The decision should be left to Gadkari, he said but admitted it was a matter of propriety as far as he was concerned.<br /><br />The BJP leader felt there was "ulterior motive" in the UPA government's proposal to dilute CAG by seeking to make it a multi-member body.<br /><br />BJP, he said, would oppose tooth and nail the Centre's bid to compromise the independence and constitutional autonomy of the national auditor.<br /><br />Thakur, a Rajya Sabha member, said the party will continue its crusade against corruption and agitate in Parliament during the winter session beginning later this month.</p>
<p>Disapproving of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's remarks against Union Minister Shashi Tharoor's wife, senior BJP leader C P Thakur today demanded a ban on use of derogatory words by politicians in the public.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The usage of bad words or filthy language in politics should be "strictly" banned to restore public confidence in politics and in their leaders, he told reporters here.<br />His remarks came when his attention was drawn to the recent jibe by Modi at Tharoor's wife Sunanda Pushkar.<br /><br />"I disapprove of what Modi said about Tharoor's wife," Thakur said adding the Gujarat Chief Minister should have refrained from using such language.<br /><br />In an apparent attack on Pushkar, Modi had said at an election rally in Shimla, "Wah kya girlfriend hai. Aapne kabhi dekha hai 50 crore ki girlfriend?" (What a girlfriend? Have you ever seen a 50-crore girlfriend).<br /><br />Tharoor had later taken on Modi by tweeting, "My wife is worth a lot more than your imaginary 50 crores. She is priceless."<br /><br />Thakur said there has been an explosion in the use of filthy and bad words by politicians against one another which was a matter of grave concern to one and all.<br />He said politicians should on their own refrain from using vulgar language against rivals to elevate the profession of politics and status of people in public life.<br />"Politics is not a bad profession per se, but the onus is on politicians to behave in a dignified manner and conduct themselves in a way that behoves their status and ensure that their profession remains healthy," he said. <br /><br />Asked about his opinion on RSS ideologue S Gurumurthy's reported remark suggesting that BJP president Nitin Gadkari should not do business activities so long as he was the party chief, Thakur said it was not improper for a businessman or an industrialist to be in politics.<br /><br />The decision should be left to Gadkari, he said but admitted it was a matter of propriety as far as he was concerned.<br /><br />The BJP leader felt there was "ulterior motive" in the UPA government's proposal to dilute CAG by seeking to make it a multi-member body.<br /><br />BJP, he said, would oppose tooth and nail the Centre's bid to compromise the independence and constitutional autonomy of the national auditor.<br /><br />Thakur, a Rajya Sabha member, said the party will continue its crusade against corruption and agitate in Parliament during the winter session beginning later this month.</p>
