New delhi: Burying the hatchet with the Gujarat chief minister, Mr Narendra Modi, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad will embark on a goodwill mission for Mr Modi ahead of next month’s Assembly elections in the state. As part of its ‘feel-good’ mission, the senior VHP leader, Mr Ashok Singhal, will visit Gujarat on 21 November. Sources said the objective of the visit would be to meet disgruntled Sangh cadres and a wide range of VHP functionaries to ensure that there is no impediment for BJP candidates or the party’s poll prospects but also to urge them to give up their anti-Modi stand. VHP sources said it was more important to first win the elections. “Where would the VHP or RSS be in Gujarat if the BJP goes out of power in the state” the sources said.
Source: thestatesman.org
