01-30-2007, 03:26 AM
In Hindu
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->The dropping of Mr. Modi and Mr. Joshi are being seen in the party as an effort by Mr. Rajnath Singh to keep a "balance". It was well known that both of them â they had at one time occupied the position of general secretary organisation in Gujarat â could not see eye-to-eye. In fact, when Mr. Joshi was inducted as general secretary organisation in Gujarat, Mr. Modi was brought to the central party office and told not to interfere in Gujarat affairs. All that changed when he was sent as Gujarat Chief Minister to replace Keshubhai Patel in 2001. Politically Mr. Modi has always been close to Leader of Opposition L.K. Advani, who represents Gandhinagar in the Lok Sabha. The dropping of Mr. Modi is also being seen in that context. Mr. Advani will have one less voice in the important Parliamentary Board and Central Election Committee. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Hopefully at state polls what'll matter is Gujarat's achievements <!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Mr. Modi, however, criticised Kerala for what he termed its failure to ensure security in its coastal areas. Defence Minister A. K. Antony himself had stated that the Kerala coast was unsafe, he said. On the other hand, the Gujarat coast was secure despite its longer length and proximity to Pakistan, he claimed.
He claimed that no farmer had committed suicide in Gujarat. While the rest of the nation was talking of interlinking rivers, Gujarat had interlinked 23 rivers. Consequently, the State's agricultural income had increased from Rs. 9,000 crore to Rs. 34,000 crore. Power had reached all its villages. Memoranda of understanding had been signed for Rs. 100 billion in investment, which would generate 12 lakh jobs.
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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->The dropping of Mr. Modi and Mr. Joshi are being seen in the party as an effort by Mr. Rajnath Singh to keep a "balance". It was well known that both of them â they had at one time occupied the position of general secretary organisation in Gujarat â could not see eye-to-eye. In fact, when Mr. Joshi was inducted as general secretary organisation in Gujarat, Mr. Modi was brought to the central party office and told not to interfere in Gujarat affairs. All that changed when he was sent as Gujarat Chief Minister to replace Keshubhai Patel in 2001. Politically Mr. Modi has always been close to Leader of Opposition L.K. Advani, who represents Gandhinagar in the Lok Sabha. The dropping of Mr. Modi is also being seen in that context. Mr. Advani will have one less voice in the important Parliamentary Board and Central Election Committee. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Hopefully at state polls what'll matter is Gujarat's achievements <!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Mr. Modi, however, criticised Kerala for what he termed its failure to ensure security in its coastal areas. Defence Minister A. K. Antony himself had stated that the Kerala coast was unsafe, he said. On the other hand, the Gujarat coast was secure despite its longer length and proximity to Pakistan, he claimed.
He claimed that no farmer had committed suicide in Gujarat. While the rest of the nation was talking of interlinking rivers, Gujarat had interlinked 23 rivers. Consequently, the State's agricultural income had increased from Rs. 9,000 crore to Rs. 34,000 crore. Power had reached all its villages. Memoranda of understanding had been signed for Rs. 100 billion in investment, which would generate 12 lakh jobs.
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