Bjp has become “modi sarkar”: shatrughan, yashwant sinha lash out

Referring to Shatrughan Sinha, he added, "You are absolutely right in saying that the two persons who control the party are nowhere near, either in stature or moral standings, when

compared to Atalji and Advaniji." Replying to a question, the former Union finance minister said, "I want to make it clear that Modi is not the issue. Nobody has anything personal

against him. But we are witnessing certain trends in the country which are not healthy and that causes a lot of anxiety for the future of our country and society. "The threat to the

institutions, values and conventions of democracy, which are very firmly established. Parliament, the Supreme Court, the Election Commission, the agencies of the government like the Income

Tax department, ED (Enforcement Directorate) and even the media – these are the institutions of democracy. If these are compromised, everything will be lost," he added. Asked if a

united opposition would be able to defeat the BJP in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, Sinha said, "It is simple arithmetic. If you look at the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, the BJP, despite its 282

seats, had only 31 percent of the votes. The rest had 69 percent. If that 69 percent unites and the anti-incumbency factor works on the 31 percent, then the 69 percent has better

chances." Pointing out that in Uttar Pradesh, rival parties like the SP and the BSP had joined hands for the Gorakhpur and Phulpur bypolls and so had the SP, BSP and RLD for the

upcoming Kairana bypoll, he said the country's politics was witnessing rapid changes. To another question on the country's economy, Sinha said he did not believe the figures put

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