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Former PM Deve Gowda claimed that the discussion took place after the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. However, BJP chief JP Nadda quickly clarified that there was no such discussion
Both are part of TDP, Naidu, and Gowda’s JDS is part of the ruling NDA. (PTI file photos)
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu wanted to become vice president of NDA after the 2024 Lok Sabha elections but Prime Minister Narendra Modi rejected This, former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda claimed in the Rajya Sabha.
However, BJP chief JP Nadda was in a hurry to clarify that there was no such discussion.
Participating in the discussion on the proposal of thanks to the President’s address on Thursday, Gowda said, “Chandrababu Naidu, who supports this government with his 16 members, wanted to become vice -president or president of the coalition, but Modiji agreed Were not He knows how to run the administration. “After Gowda completed his address, Nadda said that there was no such discussion.
“As the party president, I want to clarify that there was no such discussion in the NDA,” Nadda said, everyone accepted Modi’s leadership.
Both are part of TDP, Naidu, and Gowda’s JDS is part of the ruling NDA.
According to Gowda, “In the UPA government, not only the Prime Minister, but also the vice -president, or what we call the power center in the political system. The power center was with the president. However, Modiji has not allowed anyone to handle or pay attention to the government. “Speaking on the President’s address, he said that the government has said that the highest priority is given to the poor, middle class, youth and women.
“To achieve this highest priority, to implement it, and to achieve the possibilities of this neglected section, it is necessary to have a stable government that can last for five years,” Gowda said.
He said, “Now, with the support of regional parties like us, with 305 members, this government will run for five years. There is no question of any hesitation. I am not afraid to tell this, the Prime Minister in any way There is nothing in the side.
“I know that in 22 years as Chief Minister, Modiji and the country are running, I know. Today, the world has recognized; This is not a question of Deve Gowda or XY Z. The world has recognized Modiji as the highest leader, “he said.
Talking about the water problem in Bengaluru, Gowda said that he had begged Manmohan Singh to solve it, but he said that he could not do it.
“It is only Modi ji who can solve the problem. People of Karnataka – Bengaluru and other districts – are suffering for drinking water. I want, in my lifetime, that it should be resolved, “he said.
(This story has not been edited by News18 employees and a syndicated news agency has been published from feed – PTI,
