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Only Modi to be PM of NDA government: Rajnath Singh

On Board Special Flight: Only Narendra Modi will be the prime minister of an NDA government irrespective of its tally in the new Lok Sabha, BJP President Rajnath Singh made it clear today."Modi will be

PTI PTI Updated on: April 20, 2014 13:55 IST
He endorsed the BJP prime ministerial candidate's refusal to appeal to any particular community for votes.

"There should be no appeal to any caste, creed or religion to vote in a particular manner. Everyone has the freedom to exercise franchise and it should be free. We issue appeal to all sections of the society without any discrimination," the BJP chief said.

About addressing the concerns of Muslims, Singh said, "We are gradually removing the apprehensions... Their fear will be removed through dialogue."

Asked whether Modi was going to hold dialogues with Muslim leaders, the BJP chief merely said, "Talks keep happening. Modiji also keeps talking to them. You must have seen Muslims now support Modi."

To buttress his point that more Muslims are now supporting Modi, he claimed that the community's members feel "more secure" in Gujarat and that their per capital income is better compared to their counterparts in the rest of the country.

"Gradually, the message is reaching to the Muslims that it was planned propaganda of Congress and other so-called secular parties. They will continue to come close to Modi and BJP and illusion of fear will end," he said.

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