Dharmendra Pradhan attacked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his demand for a nationwide caste census.
New Delhi:
The opposition INDIA bloc is a “real challenge”, Union Minister and senior BJP leader Dharmendra Pradhan said on Friday, adding that he has asked his party to allow him to contest the Lok Sabha elections from 2024 from his home state Odisha.
In an interview with PTI, Pradhan, a member of Rajya Sabha, said the BJP’s agenda is to ensure that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is allowed to serve the nation for a third term.
“I consider it (INDIA bloc) as a real challenge because the BJP and the NDA do not take any election at face value. From ground workers to top leaders, everyone takes every election very seriously and the Prime Minister leads us from the front,” he said. said.
On his desire to contest the Lok Sabha elections, he said, “I have already informed the party of my desire and requested it to give me a chance. The agenda of the BJP is to ensure that Prime Minister Narendra Modi can serve the nation for a third term.” Speaking about the Women’s Reservation Bill, Mr. Pradhan said that Prime Minister Modi has set an example by giving political rights to the mothers and sisters of the country.
“Congress allowed the Women Reservation Bill to lapse and showed no commitment to it during its rule. No one had held their hand. They had the chance (to get the bill passed) but they didn’t do it,” he said.
Pradhan attacked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his demand for a nationwide caste census and said he and his ‘family party’ should share details of the work they had done for the OBCs and the weaker sections over the past 75 years.
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