Ranchi, July 25 -- Leader of the Opposition and BJP's Jharkhand unit president Babulal Marandi has sharply criticised the Hemant Soren-led government for renaming the Atal Mohalla Clinic initiative after Mother Teresa, alleging that the decision reflects "political ingratitude and moral decline".
In a strongly worded statement issued today, Marandi questioned the removal of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's name from the scheme, stating that "it was Vajpayee who gave Jharkhand its identity and recognised the aspirations of its tribal people."
"Should this act be called ingratitude or ethical collapse?" Marandi asked, accusing the ruling coalition of "stooping to new lows in politics by disregarding Vajpayee's decisive contribut...