The absence of credibility loss will take the BJP to an absolute majority in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh told The Hindu in an interview.
Mr. Singh said the Opposition had failed to garner support from the common people on demonetisation, and nobody was questioning the intentions of the government.
The Home Minister denied that the BJP’s references to cremation grounds and graveyards in U.P. were an attempt to capture Hindu votes. “The Prime Minister’s statement has been misinterpreted… The Prime Minister is entirely secular,” Mr. Singh said.
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‘Opposition weak’
Asserting that the Congress had lost credibility among the masses, he stated, “The Congress once used to be a national opposition party, not any more. For a healthy democracy, there should be a strong Opposition. The Opposition should play an effective role.”