Senior BJP leader M. Venkaiah Naidu said in Hyderabad on Saturday that all committees appointed by the Centre after the announcement of elections would be reviewed by NDA, if returned to power, and declared that those constituted with “ulterior motives” would have to go.
Asked at a press conference if the review meant that some of the committees would be wound up, he said “if necessary” and added that whatever done with ulterior motives would have to go.
Snoopgate
Referring to Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde’s comment that a judge would be appointed to head the Commission of Inquiry into the snoopgate issue, Mr. Naidu accused the Congress of acting “shamelessly” and displaying mean mentality. Questioning the propriety of appointing a commission by a government which was “on its way out”, he said it only showed the frustration and desperation of the ruling party.
Doordarshan interview
Taking exception to Doordarshan editing portions of the interview given by BJP Prime Ministerial candidate, Narendra Modi, he demanded the government to come out with a white paper on the time allotted to each political party and its leaders during the last 100 days. He alleged that Prasar Bharathi was given clear instructions that Mr. Modi should be “blocked” and the focus should be Congress president Sonia Gandhi and its vice-president Rahul Gandhi.
Lok Sabha polls
He claimed that BJP and its NDA allies would cross the 300 mark in Lok Sabha elections, while the Congress would get its lowest number of seats. He said the Third Front was a “tried and failed experiment”. Patchwork would not do for the country.
Mr. Naidu predicted that BJP-TDP alliance would get clear majority in the Assembly seats in Seemandhra region. “It is one-way in Seemandhra… that is Modi-way and for Congress, it is no-way,” he added. People in Seemandhra were appreciative of the role by BJP in Parliament in extracting assurances for the region during the passage AP Reorganisation Bill.
He said he was expecting good results for the alliance in Telangana too.
