Union minister Smriti Irani took a swipe at Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao for not receiving Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his arrival at the airport in Hyderabad, saying he has insulted not just an individual but an institution. She also said that chief minister has jeopardised the integrity of the Constitution.
Modi arrived in Hyderabad in the afternoon to attend the Bharatiya Janata Party's National Executive meeting. He is expected to address the meeting on Sunday. The meeting will be attended by BJP national president J.P. Nadda, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, chief ministers of 19 states and other BJP senior leaders at Hyderabad International Convention Centre.
“Politics maybe a circus for KCR's party, but for BJP workers it is a medium for social emancipation and nation-building,” Irani said.
"BJP workers of West Bengal and Kerala were assaulted and slaughtered, while the party workers in Jammu and Kashmir confronted those who wanted to break India," she said, adding that the party president paid homage to them along with speaking about constructive politics of the BJP.
The minister said Nadda addressed the party's national executive meet where he mentioned the pro-poor welfare policies of the Modi government. “In the last eight years, our government worked for empowerment of women and assisted the youth for servicing the nation,” she said.
“The BJP national president spoke elaborately on government schemes on Jan Dhan Yojana which has provided economic support to close to 45 crore people, PM Awas Yojana and Ayushman Bharat scheme along with mentioning social service schemes and policies for farmers,” said Irani.
