BJP's assessment of JD(S) was wrong: Venkaiah Naidu

POWERLESS IN KARNATAKA: BJP leader Venkaiah Naidu says JD(S) would pay for breaking trust.

        

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Keywords: Advani, Vajpayee

Karan Thapar: You are hiding behind excuses. In fact everyone in the party believes that if the letter from Atal Bihari Vajpayee was genuine, it was designed as an attempt thawed Advani. Another proof that even between Advani and Vajpayee over Advani’s ambition there is division there is difference.

Venkaiah Naidu: Not at all.

Karan Thapar: Many people believe in fact the letter was fraudulent.

Venkaiah Naidu: It was totally wrong. My president told the executive that the letter was given to him by Atal Bihari Vajpayee ji and there is nothing wrong in that letter. He has expressed his desire to come back.

Karan Thapar: Advani in his speech gave the clear impression that when he had met Vajpayee after the alleged letter had been given to Rajnath Singh, Vajpayee had not indicated anything of the sort. So one again differences have emerged.

Venkaiah Naidu: There is no differences. You are all trying to read something, which is not there in the letter.

Karan Thapar: You are trying to hide something which is there.

Venkaiah Naidu: Nothing, I must tell you. We believe the party president. Advani also said that Atal ji should become better soon and then guide us. What is the difference I am not able to understand? We have clarity and we have unity and you people are trying to say there is confusion, where is the confusion?

Karan Thapar: You are able to understand but you don’t want to understand because understanding will expose the difference.

Venkaiah Naidu: There is no difference at all. After Atal ji it is Advani ji.

Karan Thapar: Let me for the sake of the fact that you are sitting in front of me accept your argument. In Gujarat you actually have a crisis on your hands. Keshu Bhai Patel, Suresh Mehta, Kanshiram Rana, Balav Kataria, A K Patel and 10 MLAs have publicly stood up and opposed Narendra Modi as chief minister and they have promised not to campaign for your party in the forthcoming elections—10 weeks before the elections. Is the BJP in Gujarat in danger of breaking up.

Venkaiah Naidu: Not at all. There is a problem in Gujarat. I do admit. Keshu Bhai is a respected leader but at the same time you must understand Modi has given a good administration to the state everybody in Gujarat is very happy and the BJP under the leadership of Narendra Modi going to sweep the election irrespective of whatever happens in between.