Lucknow: Former Union Minister Shashi Tharoor on Sunday said the country was not safe in the hands of the BJP government and added that the time had come to build a nation that was “productive, prosperous and safe”.
Addressing an AIPC press conference in Lucknow Tharoor told the media “… unfortunately, the evidence we have seen in the last four years (of the NDA rule) does not suggest that this country is safe in the hands of the present government.” He believes that time has come for us to build a nation that is productive, prosperous, safe and inclusive. We cannot have a nation built on divides.
When asked about Karnataka polls results, he said, “I do not believe in some of the exit polls I have seen. Ultimately, what matters is what happens when the ballots are counted on May 15.”
“There are three parties in the fray. If it was a straight fight, the answer would have been much easier. Some seats in southern Karnataka will be taken by the JD(S). We are leaving every possibility open. Every Congressman or (party) activist I have met in Karnataka has no doubt that we will be the single largest party. I saw a lot of confidence in them. If you ask about absolute majority for a party, I am afraid that we have to wait till May 15,” Tharoor said.
When asked about the Yogi Aditynath’s campaign in the southern state, the Congress leader said “The campaign fell rather flat. Some people in some of the mutts may be inclined to support him, but his campaign failed to enthuse the people and questions were even asked within the BJP as to what was he doing there when a natural calamity struck his home (state).”
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