DIMAPUR, Feb 19 NNN : BJP national president Rajnath Singh said that BJP led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) will come to power at the Centre after the next Lok Sabha elections.
\nThe BJP supremo also said the Naga People\u2019s Front (NPF) led Democratic Alliance of Nagaland (DAN) government will return to power after the ensuing assembly polls in Nagaland.
\nRajnath Singh was in Nagaland today in a one-day visit to the state.
\nAfter campaigning in the far flung eastern Nagaland district of Mon, Rajnath Singh before boarding his chartered plane at Dimapur airport this evening talked to a strong posse of journalists and said that NDA will return to power at the Centre and DAN in Nagaland after the Lok Sabha and the Nagaland assembly elections.
\n\u201cI\u2019m confident that the people of India will choose the NDA during the Lok Sabha polls and DAN by the people of Nagaland in the ensuing polls,\u201d said Rajnath Singh.
\nThe BJP chief then assured that special packages will be given to the North Eastern states once the NDA comes back at the Centre.
\n\u201cDuring the NDA regime under the leadership of Atal Behari Vajpayee we had created DONER to look after the North East region and this time too the NDA will take up special policy for the region so as to bring all round development,\u201d further assured Rajnath Singh. The BJP stalwart then said, \u201cSoon after the NDA returns to power, we will resolve the Naga political issue through meaningful mutual dialogue besides providing special packages for the whole North East region.
\nAttacking the Congress led UPA government, the BJP chief said economic growth has been totally derailed under the UPA government. He said there was a national growth rate of 8.4% during the NDA regime. \u201cBut now under the UPA the growth rate has gone down to just 5.2%,\u201d he rues.
\nFurther attacking the UPA government, the BJP leader said there have been corrupt practices everywhere now. \u201cThe 2G scam, the chopper deal scam and various other corruption cases have been witnessed today, \u201c he pointed out. \u201cBut the BJP will had never compromise on corruption. We will never compromise on it in future, \u201c he pledged.
\nOn the Prime Minister\u2019s proposal to have debates on corruption, the BJP chief said, \u201cDebate is not a solution and I have demanded for a comprehensive investigation on the chooper scam.\u201d<\/p>\n\n