TIL Desk/National/New Delhi/ Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted today that the BJP does not believe in political untouchability and values consensus in running the country, as he noted that his government has bestowed state honours on even the ruling party’s political rivals to acknowledge their service to the nation.
Addressing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MPs at an event to mark the 53rd death anniversary of Deendayal Upadhyay, a party ideologue who had founded its progenitor Jana Sangh, PM Modi said the party always puts “rashtraneeti” (nation) above “rajneeti” (politics) and gives respect to even its political rivals.
In this context, he said the current government has honoured former president and Congress stalwart Pranab Mukherjee with Bharat Ratna and noted that Padma awards were given to former Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi and former Nagaland chief minister SC Jamir, both from the grand old party. PM Modi noted that he had said in Parliament that a government may run with majority but the nation runs with consensus.
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