BJP’s nationwide spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla Wednesday defended the Centre’s alternative of the emblem for the G20 presidency – Earth juxtaposed with a lotus – reminding the Congress that the lotus is India’s nationwide flower.
Poonawalla hit out at criticism by Congress chief Jairam Ramesh, who alleged the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi “gained’t lose any alternative to advertise themselves”. He additionally identified that Goddess Lakshmi can also be seated on a lotus flower. “Will you take away Kamal from identify of Kamal Nath? Rajiv (Gandhi) additionally means Kamal. Hope you see no agenda there,” Poonawalla stated.
Lotus occurs to be our Nationwide Flower! It additionally occurs to be the aasan of Maa Lakshmi – Are you against our nationwide flower? Will you take away Kamal from identify of Kamal Nath?
Btw Rajiv additionally means Kamal ! Hope you see no agenda there !!! pic.twitter.com/Y62kiHkjxR
— Shehzad Jai Hind (@Shehzad_Ind) November 9, 2022
Jairam Ramesh, Congress basic secretary in-charge of communications, stated India’s first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru had rejected the proposal to make the celebration’s official flag because the nationwide flag, however “BJP gained’t lose any alternative to advertise themselves shamelessly.”
Over 70 years in the past, Nehru rejected the proposal to make Congress flag the flag of India. Now,BJP’s election image has turn into official emblem for India’s presidency of G20! Whereas surprising,we all know by now that Mr.Modi & BJP gained’t lose any alternative to advertise themselves shamelessly!
— Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) November 9, 2022
PM Modi on Tuesday unveiled the emblem and theme — “Vasudhaiva Kutumba-kam” or “One Earth One Household One Future”, and web site of India’s G20 presidency.
Explaining the emblem, he stated: “India’s G20 presidency is coming at a time of disaster and chaos on the planet… The world goes by the after-effects of a disruptive once-in-a-century pandemic, conflicts and a variety of financial uncertainty… The image of the lotus within the G20 emblem is a illustration of hope on this time. Irrespective of how opposed the circumstances, the lotus nonetheless blooms. Even when the world is in a deep disaster, we are able to nonetheless progress and make the world a greater place.”
India will assume the G20 presidency from the present chair Indonesia on December 1, and maintain the put up for a 12 months.