Pick strong leadership: Nadda in Himachal Pradesh

Bilaspur, December 5

Visiting his home state for the first time after BJP’s bypoll losses in Himachal Pradesh, the party’s national president, JP Nadda, on Sunday emphasised the need to back political parties and leaders like PM Narendra Modi “who have the vision and capability to take the nation forward”.

Nadda was here to launch OPD services at AIIMS-Bilaspur, approval for which was accorded when he was Union Health Minister.

“That a strong leader makes all the difference is evident from India’s successful fight against Covid-19 under PM Modi,” he maintained, obliquely referring to the BJP’s losses in the recent bypoll, even as he stressed on the need for a strong leadership. The BJP chief said the so-called powerful nations dithered on whether or not to impose a lockdown, but Modi’s firm response helped India fight Covid effectively. Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, I&B Minister Anurag Thakur and Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur were among those present at the event. — TNS