Jaswant deprecates veneration of individual by BJP
Jaisalmer: In a sharp attack on Narendra Modi and BJP campaign centric around him, expelled party veteran Jaswant Singh today deprecated “veneration” of an individual and said world was full of graveyards of those who
Meanwhile, referring to the BJP president, Singh said with sarcasm that he alone was not the victim of the “great wisdom and leadership quality” of Rajnath Singh.
When asked whether his relationship with Rajnath was jinxed as, earlier, in 2009 also, he was expelled when the latter was the party president, Singh said, “Is my relation with him jinxed or has he got an obstacle in his mind or psyche about me? If you want my reply this is what it is.”
“How is it that I am the victim of his great wisdom and leadership quality. It is not I alone. I did caution the party that it will now be the party that would be the victim of his presidency of the BJP.”
The 76-year old leader, an astute diplomat, is credited with the successful handling of diplomatic crisis with the United States after the 1998 Indian nuclear tests at Pokharan.
Tasked by the then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee to handle the sensitive issue, Singh repeated rounds of discussion with the US to ameliorate the crisis, which culminated with the visit of US President Bill Clinton.
When asked whether his relationship with Rajnath was jinxed as, earlier, in 2009 also, he was expelled when the latter was the party president, Singh said, “Is my relation with him jinxed or has he got an obstacle in his mind or psyche about me? If you want my reply this is what it is.”
“How is it that I am the victim of his great wisdom and leadership quality. It is not I alone. I did caution the party that it will now be the party that would be the victim of his presidency of the BJP.”
The 76-year old leader, an astute diplomat, is credited with the successful handling of diplomatic crisis with the United States after the 1998 Indian nuclear tests at Pokharan.
Tasked by the then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee to handle the sensitive issue, Singh repeated rounds of discussion with the US to ameliorate the crisis, which culminated with the visit of US President Bill Clinton.