New Delhi: Amid the raging political row over police action at JNU, top BJP leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party chief Amit Shah met on Sunday.
Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, besides Mr Shah met PM Modi at his residence to take stock of the current political situation.
Party sources insisted that the meeting had no "direct correlation" with the JNU row and covered a wide spectrum of issues. They said a host of issues, including the upcoming state assembly elections and the Budget Session of Parliament were discussed.
He added that the JNU issue was also likely to have come up for discussion as the government has been attacked by Congress and the Left over its response to the holding of an event at the varsity against the hanging of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru where anti-India slogans were allegedly raised.
Rajnath Singh's comments on Sunday regarding the controversial event at the JNU had received support from the LeT has further escalated the political discourse around it.
Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, besides Mr Shah met PM Modi at his residence to take stock of the current political situation.
Party sources insisted that the meeting had no "direct correlation" with the JNU row and covered a wide spectrum of issues. They said a host of issues, including the upcoming state assembly elections and the Budget Session of Parliament were discussed.
He added that the JNU issue was also likely to have come up for discussion as the government has been attacked by Congress and the Left over its response to the holding of an event at the varsity against the hanging of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru where anti-India slogans were allegedly raised.
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Rajnath Singh's comments on Sunday regarding the controversial event at the JNU had received support from the LeT has further escalated the political discourse around it.
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