New Delhi sources have stated that BJP President Amit Shah in his maiden speech in Rajya Sabha said that selling pakodas (fritters) is not shameful but comparing it with begging was. Meanwhile when speaking on unemployment during his speech on Motion of Thanks on President's address, Shah said that selling pakodas was better than being unemployed.
Shah said "Some people are saying things about selling pakodas. He also read P. Chidambaram's tweet and he agrees that selling pakodas is better than being unemployed". Meanwhile "Making and selling pakodas is not shameful, but equating it with begging is certainly shameful".
He added amid opposition's hooting that
"Today if a person is earning livelihood by selling pakodas, tomorrow his
son would become a big industrialist. A tea vendor's son can become the Prime
Minister of this country". Meanwhile Senior Congress leader and former
Finance Minister Chidambaram had tweeted: "Even selling pakodas is a
'job', said PM. By that logic, even begging is a job. Let's count poor or
disabled persons who are forced to beg for a living as 'employed' people."
