New Delhi: Breaking his silence, Bharatiya Janata Party veteran LK Advani on Monday appreciated his party’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi for the latter’s contribution in developing Gujarat. Speaking in public for the first time after Modi was anointed as BJP’s PM candidate at the parliamentary board meeting on Friday, Advani heaped praise upon the Gujarat CM.
“Gujarat state has improved a lot on infrastructure and electricity. I give this example because Narendra Modi, who my party has appointed as 2014 PM candidate, has done a lot for development in Gujarat,” Advani asserted, who did not attend the meeting and had written a scathing letter to BJP president Rajnath Singh expressing disappointment over the Gujarat CM’s style of functioning. Modi was the first to work for power in rural areas, Advani said while addressing the rally in Chhattisgarh, where he is due to dedicate the 500 MW Hasdeo Thermal Power Expansion Project to the people of the state.
It was Gujarat under Narendra Modi which ensured electricity reaches all small towns and villages, said Advani, adding, Raman Singh is doing the same now. He further mentioned that the Chhattisgarh government under BJP has always worked for the people. “It was BJP government under Vajpayee that I was given the responsibility to make this Chhattisgarh state. We worked not for mere vote bank politics, we worked honestly for the people,” Advani added.
Party sources said Advani has been of the opinion that a decision on prime ministerial candidate should be taken after Assembly Elections to five states later this year. Modi had visited Advani after announcement of his elevation as prime ministerial candidate. After commissioning Rs 3,671 crore thermal power project, Advani will proceed to Bilaspur district to perform a ‘bhoomi pujan (ground-breaking ceremony)’ for the key Arpa-Bhaisajhar Irrigation Project.
Bureau Report
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