Centre is not going to touch upon Danish Siddiqui’s loss of life as a result of…: Chidambaram

Former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Sunday reacted to Indian photojournalist Danish Siddiqui’s loss of life by taking a dig on the Centre, saying it’s a topic that the BJP-led authorities at Centre “will not comment” on.
Chidambaram tweeted, “Danish Siddiqui’s tragic death and soaring Inflation are two subjects on which the BJP-NDA will not comment. Because both do not fit into their false narrative of “we have security, development and welfare.”

Danish Siddique’s tragic loss of life and hovering Inflation are two topics on which the BJP-NDA is not going to remark
Because each don’t match into the their false narrative of “we have security, development and welfare”
— P. Chidambaram (@PChidambaram_IN) July 18, 2021
 
Siddiqui, a Pulitzer Prize-winning Indian photojournalist who labored for Reuters, was killed on Friday whereas protecting clashes between Afghan safety forces and the Taliban within the Spin Boldak district of Kandahar province, close to Afghanistan’s border with Pakistan.
In the previous few years, Siddiqui’s lens has captured a few of the most riveting moments of main information occasions in India, South Asia and past.
Among those that condoled his loss of life included Information & Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur, Chief Ministers Mamata Banerjee and Pinarayi Vijayan, Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani, and Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla.
On Sunday, Chidambaram additionally highlighted the rising inflation within the nation and the way the Centre chooses to not discuss it. In one other tweet, Chidambaram cited National Statistics Office’s press launch of July to point out that “India’s Consumer Price Inflation has breached the upper limit of the range determined by the government and the RBI.”