New Delhi, December 27: The BJP said today that Prime Minister Narendra Modi didn’t mean to question his predecessor Manmohan Singh’s commitment to India when he accused him of colluding with Pakistan. The BJP also said it holds Singh and former vice president Hamid Ansari “in high esteem”.
“Prime Minister in his speeches didn’t question, nor meant to question the commitment to this nation of either former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh or Former Vice President Hamid Ansari, any such perception is erroneous, we hold these leaders in high esteem, as well as their commitment to India,” said senior BJP leader and Union minister Arun Jaitley today in the Rajya Sabha.
Earlier this month, while campaigning in Gujarat, PM Modi accused Congress leaders – including Singh – of having a “secret meeting” with a former Pakistan minister and diplomats to ensure a BJP loss in the Assembly elections in the state.