Shotgun, Sushil Modi square off on Twitter

A Twitter war broke out in the BJP on Monday as two senior leaders took potshots at each other over the party’s campaign against Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad.

“Enough of negative politics & mudslinging by opponents on our political leaders, be it Kejriwal, Laloo Yadav or Sushil Modi,” BJP parliamentarian Shatrughan Sinha tweeted. “High time to substantiate your claim...or pack up. Can’t just keep feeding media with one night stories & sensationalising. Enough is enough.”

BJP’s Bihar leader Sushil Kumar Modi reacted with anger, sending out several tweets denouncing Sinha and demanding his expulsion from the party.

In another tweet, Sinha wrote, “Our BJP surely believes in honesty & transparency, which seldom go together, but must go together. An allegation is only that unless proved!”

The BJP has attacked Lalu, accusing him of amassing assets in the name of his children that is disproportionate to their known sources of income.

Sinha said he holds all political leaders, especially Kejriwal, in high esteem for their “credibility, struggle & commitment”.

The star-politician’s defence of the two leaders did not go well with Modi, who asked the party to show the doors to “traitors”. In response, Sinha said “positive and constructive criticism” should not be taken as rebellion.