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NEW DELHI: The atmosphere in Madhya Pradesh is charged with the state eagerly awaiting the declaration of election results. The fate of the state will…

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NEW DELHI: The atmosphere in Madhya Pradesh is charged with the state eagerly awaiting the declaration of election results. The fate of the state will be decided on December 3. The New Indian’s Executive Editor, Rohan Dua, spoke to Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia about Priyanka Gandhi’s disparaging remarks towards Scindia and his response to them.

Here is the excerpt from the interview between TNI’s Executive Editor Rohan Dua and Jyotiraditya Scindia:

Rohan: Even considering Priyanka Gandhi’s recent remarks, which sparked controversy, Assam Chief Minister Hemanta Biswa Sarma responded strongly, criticising her derogatory comments about the Prime Minister and making inappropriate remarks about your personality, including height. As someone of a similar height, around 5’7″, I personally find comments on someone’s physical attributes condescending and patronising. Did you also perceive the tone as condescending and patronising in making these disparaging remarks?

 Scindia: “I just feel it speaks to one’s character. And that’s fine. I mean, you deal with all kinds of people in life. But that just speaks to one’s character and the very fact that she cast aspersions on my family’s illustrious, if I use that term, is straight defending my motherland. I find that very ironic for the fact that my father served that political party till his dying day.

“And for all those years that he served the party, no Congressy ever thought of that. So, it’s fine. It’s powerful. Of course, it speaks to a character. I always try to maintain a certain level of discourse in politics. I believe it’s important not to get personal. I believe it’s important to maintain a certain standard in politics. But if others choose not to do so, that is their prerogative.”

 

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Rohan Dua

One of the most versatile journalists who has reported and broken almost every big national story since 2004 in India. He's known for his show Catch The Stars with Bollywood actors, directors, producers and music composers; Crossfire with politicians and India Abroad with the Indian diaspora abroad. From PM Narendra Modi to Rahul Gandhi; Arvind Kerriwal to Sheila Dikshit; Akhilesh Yadav to Yogi Adityanath, B S Bommai to Kanimozhi; Amit Shah to Sukhwinder Sukhu; Ashok Gehlot to Pema Khandu. He has reported extensively on politics, counter-terrorism, elections and multi-million dollar scams. In his 16 years in journalism, Dua has worked in Reuters, NewsX, Indian Express and The Times of India.
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November 18, 2023 18:05