{"id":59976,"date":"2019-04-05T16:40:40","date_gmt":"2019-04-05T11:10:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/?p=59976"},"modified":"2019-04-05T17:05:57","modified_gmt":"2019-04-05T11:35:57","slug":"bjp-never-regarded-different-political-opinion-enemies-anti-national-lk-advani","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/politics\/bjp-never-regarded-different-political-opinion-enemies-anti-national-lk-advani\/","title":{"rendered":"BJP never regarded those with a different political opinion as \u2018enemies\u2019 or \u2018anti-national\u2019: LK Advani"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Coming out with a public statement after a long time \u2013 his first after he was denied a party ticket to contest Lok Sabha election \u2013 BJP veteran LK Advani in a blog post that BJP never regarded those with different political opinion as its \u2018enemies\u2019 or \u2018anti-national\u2019.<\/p>\n

The post titled \u201cNation first, party next, self last\u201d, coming ahead of the BJP\u2019s foundation day on April 6, was seen as comment on the dominant theme of BJP campaign under PM Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah where opponents are seen as enemies and branded \u2018anti-national\u2019, vitiating democracy in the country.<\/p>\n

Advani in its blog post wrote, \u201cRight from its inception, the BJP has never regarded those who disagree with us politically as our enemies, but only as our adversaries. Similarly, in our conception of Indian nationalism, we have never regarded those who disagree with us politically as anti-national.\u201d<\/p>\n

Advani, barring 1996 Lok Sabha polls, won the Gandhinagar seat six times since 1991 and has been replaced by BJP chief Amit Shah this time.<\/p>\n

Writing in his blog, Advani said that the party was committed to freedom of choice of every citizen at personal as well as political level.<\/p>\n

\u201cDefence of democracy and democratic traditions, both within the party and in the larger national setting, has been the proud hallmark of the BJP,\u201d Advani said.<\/p>\n

He wrote, “It is my sincere desire that all of us should collectively strive to strengthen the democratic edifice of India. True, elections are a festival of democracy. But they are also an occasion for honest introspection by all the stakeholders in Indian democracy – political parties, mass media, authorities conducting the election process and, above all, the electorate.”<\/p>\n

While Advani\u2019s message was about a kind of politics abandoned under\u00a0 Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the latter projected it as an endorsement. He tweeted, \u201cAdvani Ji perfectly sums up the true essence of BJP, most notably the guiding Mantra of \u2018Nation First, Party Next, Self Last.\u2019 Proud to be a BJP Karyakarta and proud that greats like LK Advani<\/a> Ji have strengthened it.\u201d[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_raw_html]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[\/vc_raw_html][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said Advani\u2019s views about extending democratic courtesies were significant. \u201cAs the senior most politicians, former Dy PM and founding father of BJP, the views Advani ji has expressed about extending democratic courtesies, is significant. Of course, all Opposition who raise their voices is not anti-national. We welcome his statement and convey our humble regards,\u201d she tweeted.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_raw_html]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[\/vc_raw_html][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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