“So instead of being busy with that mitzvah”
WIY:
Since when does one have a right to discourage ANY mitzvah with a dismissive comment of “So instead of being busy with that mitzvah”??
And mind citing specifically which Gemorah you are alleging paskens that tochacha is inapplicable?
The requirements to give Tochachah are:
1) You have to first assess that there is at least a reasonable possibility of the person listening to you. (Sometimes there are Halachic ways of assessing this.)
2) You have to give the Tochachah in a non-aggressive manner, and never in front of people.
3)You have to make the person understand that the only reason you are giving him the Tochachah is because you care about him, and it is for his good, so that he can get Olam Habah.
It also says in Sefer HaChinuch perek 239 that you should give someone tochacha privately and in a nice way; but if they don’t listen to you, then you should embarrass them in public so that they will do teshuvah.