It is a rare thing to see that a public figure especially a minister blocking another public figure also especially a minister from another party. the question arises whether Sushma Swaraj blocking congress MP and some other parliamentarian.
Is this the way to run external affairs ministry?
Does it behove the office of Sushma Swaraj ji to block a Member of Parliament for asking tough questions on 39 Indians missing in Iraq? pic.twitter.com/CvYl8aLREF— Partap Singh Bajwa (@Partap_Sbajwa) December 27, 2017
Should a minister, holding a public office, block people on social media? Questions were raised by internet users after external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj blocked Congress MP from Punjab, Pratap Singh Bajwa on Wednesday.
Bajwa, it appears, had grilled the external affairs minister on the issue of 39 Indian citizens who went missing in Iraq.
Swaraj, who has 10.9 million followers on Twitter, was not pleased with Bajwa’s line of questioning and blocked him on Twitter, Bajwa alleged.
The minister’s action of blocking a fellow parliamentarian raised several eyebrows on the internet.
A number of social media users questioned if a person holding public office should block people on a public platform?
Of late, there have been reports that the minister, who is otherwise known for being accommodating on the microblogging website, has not taken criticism on social media too well.
In the recent past, several social media users posted screenshots of messages informing them that their accounts have been blocked by the minister.
Wow, .@SushmaSwaraj has a big heart that she never misses an opportunity to issue medical visa to Pakistanis but once you show her a mirror, get ready to be blocked. pic.twitter.com/RNVyCR1rF0
— Prasun Maitra (@prasunmaitra) December 25, 2017
Hmmm Expected pic.twitter.com/rcYv1eRyzM
— Freelance bhakt (@ExSecular) December 26, 2017
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