INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Nirmala Sitharaman made the remarks at an event
issues like Ram temple and asked them to have faith in the government, which had taken steps on the matter.She asked party workers and
sympathisers not to complain on this account as genuine work was happening in India, which was at the crossroads and the country could not
afford to lose the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Addressing a gathering at an interactive event organised by the Thinkers
Forum, she referred to issues like Ram temple and asked the people not to punish BJP for not building it."Your high standards of
expectations should not be used for this election, like saying no, no, you didn't build the Ram temple in Ayodhya Because the temple
couldn't be built, don't punish us
government, which had moved the Supreme Court to allot the excess land
"See the approach of the government
We have gone to the Supreme Court to say give us the excess land
have faith in the government
Have faith."The central government had, on January 29, moved the top court, seeking its nod to return the 67-acre undisputed acquired land
young leaders."If at this stage, the country, for some silly reasons or some fad, that we want young fair or fresh new approach, I would say
don't fall for this," said Ms Sitharaman.Asked by a participant on why India cannot respond to the Pulwama terror attack in the way the U.S
did when it went after Osama bin Laden in Pakistan, she said the anger over the matter and on why India could not take similar action, "all
that is well absorbed, well received and well registered.""I can say that for sure with confidence that it is well registered
I underline, its well registered."Quoting the Prime Minister, she said he had stated that the sacrifice of the jawans would not go waste and
