Will JP Nadda’s tenure be extended as BJP chief? Nirmala Sitharaman spills the beans
Amid speculations about the extension of the tenure of Bharatiya Janata Party national president JP Nadda, Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said that no discussions took place in this regard on the first day of the National Executive meeting of the party.
It was speculated ahead of the meeting that Nadda, whose three-year term as the party chief (after he succeeded Amit Shah) is scheduled to conclude on January 20 this year, would get another term as the party president in view of the Lok Sabha elections 2024.
Addressing a press conference at NDMC Convention Centre, New Delhi, Sitharaman said that various topics were discussed during the meeting today which included the discussion on the Opposition’s derogatory remarks on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, G20, and Assembly elections.
“Today a briefing has been held on how the activities of the 4 states are progressing which include Tripura, Nagaland, Meghalaya, and Karnataka,” she said.
When asked if the extension of Nadda’s tenure was discussed during the meeting, the Minister said, “No discussion was held on that. Today the political proposal has been discussed.”
“There have been detailed discussions over 9 points introduced in the resolution for this year’s NEC. The first discussion was on how opposition parties are using abusive language for attacking PM Modi ji,” Sitharaman said.
Accusing the Opposition of continuously running negative campaigns against the BJP and PM Modi, the Minister said that the Supreme Court “crushed” their campaigns and “exposed them”.
“Opposition continuously ran negative campaigns against BJP and used abusive language to attack PM on many issues like Pegasus, Rafael deal, Enforcement Directorate money laundering, Central Vista, Economic basis-reservations, Demonetization. All these cases were fought in court and judgement has been in favour of the central govt. SC crushed Opposition’s negative campaigns and exposed them through legal responses,” she said.
The Minister lauded PM Modi’s leadership for boosting India’s image on the global stage and said that the national executive thanked the Prime Minister.
“India’s image on the global stage is at an all-time high, be it G20, SCO, or UN Security Council leadership, and how PM’s image continued to dominate the world’s agenda was also discussed. The national executive also thanked PM Modi ji over the global acceptance of the G20 mantra under India’s presidency of One Earth, One Family & One Future. Apart from this council also thanked the PM for his initiative in UN reforms,” she said.
