Modi: will do nothing with bad intent

The BJP's prime ministerial candidate promised never to do anything for himself and underlined that he "will do nothing with a sense of revenge"

BJP's prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi during the release of the party's manifesto for the Lok Sabha election in New Delhi on Monday. Photo: Ramesh Sharma

BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on Monday took three vows: “I will work to fulfil the mandate that people give me; I will never to do anything for myself; and I will do nothing with a bad intention.” At a function to release the BJP’s manifesto, Mr. Modi said the document can be summed up in two words: “good governance and development.”

“The manifesto is not just an election ritual; it is the party’s disha (direction), lakshya (aim) and pratibadhta (commitment),” he said.

>Click here for the full version (pdf) of BJP manifesto.