Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Wednesday urged the people of the country not to be misled by "those who swear in the name of dalits and minorities" and promised that the Narendra Modi government will do for them in the next five years what other regimes could not have achieved in 100 years.
Paswan, whose Lok Janshakti Party is an NDA constituent in Bihar, also asserted that there was no dispute over leadership of the coalition in the state and dismissed the recent murmurs for replacing Chief Minister Nitish Kumar with a BJP face as just the views expressed by some individuals.
"When the Kumbh Mela was organized at Allahabad earlier this year, you would recall that the Prime Minister took a dip in the holy Sangam and after that he did not go to a temple but washed the feet of safai karmacharis. So much respect he has for the class involved in menial tasks", Paswan told reporters at a press meet organized on the occasion of the Modi government completing 100 days in office.
"The law to ban triple talaq was brought with the welfare of minority women in mind. The abrogation of special status to Jammu and Kashmir is in line with the philosophy of one nation one Constitution. Some people are wrongly attributing the abrogation to there being a large minority population in the northern state", Paswan said.
"The country is making rapid progress under the leadership of Narendra Modi and its esteem has risen among the comity of nations. I would urge the people to wait for another five years you may be surprised to find that the government has done more for you than what other regimes could not have done in 100 years.
"Complain only if you still find the government wanting. But, please, do not be misled by those who swear in the name of dalits and minorities", the Union minister said in a veiled attack on the opposition.
The LJP chief was also asked about the controversy that -has arisen over BJP MLC- Sanjay Paswan- advocating a leader from the party getting a chance to become Bihar Chief Minister after the assembly polls next year instead of Nitish Kumar
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