Bangalore: Union Minister for Urban Development Venkaiah Naidu had advised political appointees to show dignity and resign gracefully on Friday.
Naidu said, “It is in the interest of the system that political appointees go with the political establishment. There is no need to make this a controversial issue. If they were elected representatives, it would be a different matter. However, it is not and the best way forward is to resign voluntarily and respectably.”
Asked if the BJP would refrain from making political appointments, Naidu said there was no such mandate from the country and if the country decided that political appointments should be stopped, then the BJP government would follow that.
Naidu said it is inevitable on a question about two governors being questioned in the AugustaWestland chopper deal.
He said, “If the investigating officers believe there needs to be questioning, they have to be questioned.” He also added that this cannot constitute an ‘assault’ as is being proclaimed by the Congress.
Naidu said, “Politics should be limited to politics and not affect the governance of a state or country.”
Over the Anti-Corruption Bill which Congress leader Rahul Gandhi had proposed on the eve of the general elections, Naidu said, “We do not need their advice on the matter considering they slept on it all these years. Dealing with corruption is on the agenda and we have begun with the black money issue.”
On the Congress protesting about rising inflation, Naidu quipped that Congress was in power for nine years and did nothing about it. “I request the Congress to be gracious in its defeat and accept the people’s mandate,” he said.
Over the controversy generated on using Hindi language, Naidu said, “We are not trying to thrust the language on anybody. As home minister, Rajnath Singh only asked people to consider using Hindi as a medium of communication. We want to promote regional languages. However, Hindi is also our national language and we have to understand that.”
Bureau Report
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