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Only politics of 'insaniyat' for me: Rajnath
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SME Times News Bureau | 09 Apr, 2019
"I have never contested an election on caste issues and never will. As
an individual, I have always pursued the politics of humanity, the
politics of 'insaniyat' in my entire political career," said Union Home
Minister Rajnath Singh as he prepares to seek re-election from Lucknow -
a constituency held five times by former Prime Minister Atal Bihari
Vajpayee.
Rajnath Singh inherited Vajpayee's legacy when he won the election from Lucknow in 2014.
"I
have worked for Lucknow. From the Outer Ring Road to easing traffic
congestion and the expansion of Gomti Nagar railway station and
modernization of the sewerage system - I have closely monitored the
various projects in Lucknow," he said in an interview to IANS.
Singh
said that projects worth Rs 24,000 crore had been initiated in Lucknow.
"I want to develop Lucknow and fulfill the dreams that Vajpayee saw for
this constituency," he stated.
Singh said that he enjoyed
immense support from minorities in his constituency. He was the only BJP
Chief Minister in UP to have held Iftar parties for Muslims during
Ramzan.
"Leaders from all communities meet me regularly and I try
to solve their problems to the best of my abilities. Their love for me
and faith in me gives me great satisfaction," he added, and said that it
was unfortunate that a section of political leaders spent all their
energy in painting an anti-minority image for the BJP.
The Home
Minister said that tremendous development done by the Modi government in
the past five years and the Yogi Adityanath government in the past two
years would ensure a resounding victory for the BJP in Uttar Pradesh
again.
But what about the growing resentment among 16-odd sitting MPs who have been denied ticket?
"This
is not a big issue. The BJP is a family and if any member is unhappy,
his feelings will be assuaged. This happens during ticket distribution
and the media always plays it up."
Talking about issues in the
upcoming election, the Home Minister said that while it was
understandable that Pakistan was perturbed after the Balakot air
strikes, he could not understand why the opposition parties in the
country were upset on the issue.
"The opposition talks of
supporting the Modi government on issues of national security but then
they go ahead and demoralize the armed forces by questioning the air
strikes. This never happens in any other country and it is not a welcome
trend."
Singh said that the biggest achievement of the Modi
government was that no one could level a single corruption charge
against it. "And this is no small achievement," he said.
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