Gujarat Poll 2017 : PM Narendra Modi speaks about the ‘secret meeting of Congress members with Pakistan envoy’

Congress members held secret meeting with Pakistan envoy : PM Narendra Modi at Gujarat rally

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday claimed that Congress leaders had held a secret meeting with Pakistani envoy and foreign minister of the neighbouring country before Mani Shankar Aiyar had called him a “neech” person.

PM Modi also questioned why a former Pakistan army director general insisted on making Ahmed Patel, political advisor of Congress president Sonia, as the chief minister of Gujarat.

“You people must have read the newspaper about the incident at Mani Shankar Aiyar’s house. It was an issue of hot debate in newspapers and media yesterday that a meeting between former Pakistan high commissioner, former minister of external affairs of Pakistan, former vice president Hamid Ansari and former PM Manmohan Singh was held at Mani Shankar Aiyar’s house. The meeting had run for three hours and the next day he called me “Neech” (low-born),” the prime minister said.

“This is an issue of serious concern that when Pakistan has become a sensitive issue for the country then what was the reason to hold a secret meeting with Pakistan when the polls are being held in Gujarat. Former director general of Pakistan army Arshad Rafiq has insisted that Ahmed Patel should be made CM of Gujarat. Former army director general intervenes in Gujarat election. They held meeting with Pakistanis at Mani Shankar’s house and on the very next day of that meeting, Gujarat, backward community of Gujarat, Modi and poor people of Gujarat were insulted. Is it not an issue of concern for the country? Congress must answer what suspicious activities they are doing. They must answer the country,” added Modi.

PM Modi, who had to cut short his speech due to bad throat apologised before the public and affirmed that he would return soon to talk to the people of Palanpur. The prime minister was campaigning for BJP candidates: Lalji Prajapati from Palanpur, Mavji Desai from Dhanera, Shashikant Pandya from Deesa, Mavjibhai from Danta and Vijay Chakravarti from Vadgam.