New Delhi: BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi and president Rajnath Singh met RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat here to “exchange notes” as the Lok Sabha campaign drew to a close.
Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh spokesperson Ram Madhav told IANS that the meeting between the three leaders was held “late evening” at the RSS’ Delhi office Keshav Kunj.
The meeting, which lasted for an hour, was to “exchange notes” on the poll campaign, which came to an end at 6 p.m. Saturday, said Madhav.
The meeting was attended by RSS general secretary Bhaiyaji Joshi as well, added Madhav but did not give any more details.
Modi also met former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee at his residence earlier Saturday.——-IANS
The Die is cast
With only 41 seats of Lok Sabha remaining to be voted upon tomorrow , the die is cast
Outcome of those 41 seats is unlikely to make much of a difference to who will form the next Government at the Centre
If BJP falls short of 272 seats , ” Aya Ram , Gaya Ram ” horse-trading will settle the issue
But what will send a loud and clear message across India is ,
” Who wins in Varanasi ? ”
It is no more a question of Congress vs BJP
Or , a question of David vs Goliath
It is no more a question of choosing between , lesser of the two evils
Even if AAP has made a few honest mistakes and occasionally , compromised on lofty principles , for the first time , people of Varanasi have a choice
To choose between the least of the THREE EVILS !
There are no ABSOLUTE standards by which to judge political parties
There are only RELATIVE standards – and , even these keep shifting
If you think , some of the AAP members – and even , some of its leaders – are susceptible to making immoral compromises , you are entitled to your opinion – which is your right
And Arvind Kejriwal would be the first person to defend your right
Let us ask ourselves ,
” Who is the Least Corrupt of the three ?
Who do I deserve ?
Who is likely to resign if he cannot fulfill his poll-promises ? ”
BJP came into power in Gujarat on 26 Dec 2012 , by promising :
” If voted to power , we will construct 50 lakh houses for the poor in next 5 years ”
In the 500 days since BJP came to power , Gujarat Government should have built , and distributed , 13,69,863 homes
To find the truth , file a RTI application – without expecting any answer !
Of course , by 20th May , expect NaMo to resign as Gujarat CM
Not for having failed to fulfill his promise to people of Gujarat
But , to fulfill his poll-promise to people of India , that , if voted to power , BJP will construct 100 Mega-Cities in next 5 years
That is one Chandigarh or Gandhi-Nagar , every 18 days !
Hopefully , P C Sorkar ( jr ) will help out with a Mirage !
* hemen parekh ( 11 May 2014 / Mumbai )