Patna Sahib lawmaker Shatrughan Sinha, who maintains an acrimonious equation with the leadership of his party, says he is ready to quit the BJP "at once". He, however, has one condition-- the party "high command" must ask for his resignation.
Talking about the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, Sinha said West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is the perfect candidate for the Prime Minister's post.
"She is certainly the perfect fit for the job. Look at her struggles and sacrifices for her state. She has risen from the grassroots and she cares for the poor and the underdogs. Inaction has driven our current Prime Minister away from the masses. The people are angry. They feel let down," he said.
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He added, "Lekin abhi Dilli dur hai. We need to focus on the current political crisis in our country, which is what the gathbandhan (opposition alliance) is trying to do".
When asked about Bihar BJP leader Sushil Modi's comment that he is done with the BJP, he said, "Who is this Modi? I only know one Modi in the BJP. The real action hero, our Prime Minister, the honourable Narendra Modiji. Who are these small fries to tell me what to do? Tell them to please find some other way to get publicity rather than by using my name."
Leaders of 22 opposition parties came together in Kolkata on Saturday as a show of strength at the rally, organised by Ms Banerjee. AAP's Arvind Kejriwal, TDP's Chandrababu Nadu, SP's Akhilesh Yadav, DMK's MK Stalin were among the attendees. Congress chief Rahul Gandhi and BSP leader Mayawati gave the rally a skip, but they sent their representatives.
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(With inputs from IANS)
