Barkha’s Interview With Rajnath: Surgical Strikes, Mayawati & More
Here are the six key takeaways.
Less than a fortnight before the victor in Uttar Pradesh assembly elections 2017 emerges, Barkha Dutt sat down for an exclusive chat with senior BJP leader and India’s Home Minister, Rajnath Singh, in Lucknow.
From ruling out any possibility of an alliance with Mayawati’s Bahujan Samaj Party to declaring that India could carry out surgical strikes again across the border, Singh made some striking revelations.
Here are the six key takeaways from the interview.
Rajnath on BJP Not Fielding Tickets to Muslims in UP
‘Pakistan Link in Kanpur Train Mishap’
Watch what Rajnath Singh had to say about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent revelation that there’s information enough to suspect that Pakistan had a role to play in the Kanpur derailment.
Rajnath on Surgical Strikes, India-Pakistan Relations
Rajnath Singh said that though India wants to build strong relations with Pakistan, the latter is seemingly not interested.
Rajnath Confident of a BJP Win in UP
Will Rajnath Singh return to UP if BJP wins? “I’d leave that to the party to decide,” he said.
Will BJP and BSP Ally Again?
Would the BJP again consider an alliance with the BSP? Find out:
Rajnath on PM’s ‘Kabristan-Shamshaan’ Comment
Rajnath Singh responded to PM Modi’s recent controversial statement that the Akhilesh Yadav-led UP government is not making as many shamshaan as kabristan.
Watch Barkha Dutt’s full interview with Rajnath Singh here.
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