Having led BJP to a convincing win within the current meeting elections through the run-up to which he had severely attacked “dynastic politics”, PM Modi on Tuesday focused these inside the occasion making an attempt to leverage their affect for organising nominations and tickets for his or her wards.
BJP would by no means countenance leaders giving primacy to youngsters and it was he who was accountable for this robust stance, the PM mentioned in an assault directed at these occasion leaders who had lobbied onerous, although unsuccessfully, to this finish.
His remarks got here at a gathering of the BJP parliamentary occasion.
BJP didn’t give in to strain from former UP minister Swami Prasad Maurya for nominating his son, Utkarsh, in one of many UP seats.
Maurya, whose daughter Sanghamitra is a member of the Lok Sabha, crossed over to SP solely to lose to the BJP candidate at Fazilnagar.
BJP additionally denied tickets to sons of former Goa CM Manohar Parrikar and Allahabad MP Rita Bahuguna Joshi.
The PM mentioned he was “uncompromising” and can proceed to oppose the politics of dynastic succession.
Because it violated the spirit of democracy and inspired casteism.
“This isn’t towards Congress or any particular occasion.
The stand is towards a system, which is towards democracy and encourages casteism,” mentioned Modi after MPs feted him for main the occasion to victory in 4 states.
Modi mentioned BJP was within the forefront of the battle towards events, which have been lowered to household fiefdoms.
And due to this fact, couldn’t afford to permit the identical tradition to develop inside its fold.
This assertion might trigger consternation to most of the saffron elders who’re approaching the unwritten “retirement threshold”.
And are eager to bequeath their seats to their youngsters.
Those that didn’t get tickets for his or her kin had made dire predictions in regards to the occasion’s prospects within the states.
Fanning the view of opposition that the saffron outfit was headed to defeat in all of the 5 states which had been at stake.
This was the third time in lower than per week when the PM had spoken towards the tradition of dynastic succession in politics.
And nepotism, having handled the difficulty at size in his victory speech on March 10 and later whereas talking at Nationwide Sports activities College.
