BJP chief J.P. Nadda, on Thursday, claimed that those who are criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi are criticising the nation as well.
Addressing a rally in poll-bound Manipur, the BJP chief said other political parties are concerned about only criticising Modi, while the saffron party has a vision for the nation."They forget that while criticising PM Modi, they are criticising the nation as well. They only think about corruption and commission. On the other hand, we (the BJP) have vision to take India ahead," news agency ANI quoted him as saying.
"Manipur is synonymous with sports. Many women players come from Manipur," he said and called up the youth to associate themselves with sports under the Khelo India campaign.
"You have to choose whether you want insurgency or stability, policy of divide and rule or prosperity, encounters or peace, drugs or sports. I believe the youth here will choose sports over drugs and peace over encounters. Manipur will only progress if lotus blooms."
Assembly polls in Manipur is due in March 2022
A few days ago, Nadda had claimed that fear had been removed from among the people in the northeastern state by the BJP helmed government of N Biren Singh, which has ensured "innovation, infrastructure and integration" in Manipur.
"There was an atmosphere of fear in the state. A mother used to fear whether her son would be able to return to the state and a sister did not know whether her brother would return or not. Now, there is no fear after the BJP-led government came to power. I now see a new Manipur which has progressed due to the power of women. Manipur and women empowerment are strongly connected. The happiness index of women is manifested when they participate in various programmes in large numbers," Nadda had said.
—With PTI inputs
