“We Sincerely Beg Due Forgiveness”: BJP Apologizes To Kohima Baptist Church

Media reports had earlier cited that the BJP leader would visit the Baptist church during his visit to Nagaland. The reports were based on a leaked first draft of the saffron party’s itinerary. 

Nagaland BJP on Thursday apologized to the Kohima Ao Baptist Church after a draft itinerary that had mentioned party president JP Nadda’s proposed visit there was leaked to the media, according to a report by Deccan Herald.

Media reports had earlier cited that the BJP leader would visit the Baptist church during his visit to Nagaland. The reports were based on a leaked first draft of the saffron party’s itinerary.

Clarifying their intentions the BJP issued a statement that said: “We have no such ill intention to drag the good name of the KABA; and we sincerely acknowledge and respect the sentiment of the Church for declining our request, the reason, being very genuine, as the Church is already pre-occupied with other programs.”

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BJP said that it did not know how the first draft was leaked, but it would take corrective measures. It apologized to the Kohima Ao Baptist Church for “inconveniences caused by unscrupulous elements to defame both the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Church”.

BJP issues a corrigendum to Kohima Ao Baptist Church for “inadvertent leak” of JP Nadda’s itinerary. Church cancels programme, says it’s “pre-occupied” @DeccanHerald https://t.co/iLVbs7saBD pic.twitter.com/fImAhOohK8

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On Thursday, Nadda landed in poll-bound Nagaland ahead of the Assembly elections s for March. On Friday, he is scheduled to take part in an autorickshaw rally at Dimapur, meet intellectuals, and professionals and hold a meeting of the party’s core committee.