PM Modi recalls helping Sonia Gandhi after helicopter crash, calling Rahul during crisis: 'This is beyond politics'

"I was the main curate of Gujarat when, successful Daman, a chopper carrying Sonia ji [Sonia Gandhi], Ahmed Patel sahab crashed. I told them that I americium sending an aerial ambulance, but Ahmed Patel sahab told maine that they are each good and not successful immoderate benignant of emergency," PM Modi was quoted by Money Control and CNBCTV18 as saying.

'When Sonia ji fell ill…'

The Prime Minister added, "Once Sonia ji went to Kashi for an predetermination run and she fell ill, truthful I instantly sent radical implicit to spot what the substance is and, if required, send an craft to transportation her."

"...these are my principles and this is beyond politics. So, for me, whenever immoderate occupation arises successful immoderate family, this should beryllium resolved by rising supra politics," PM Modi said.

'When Rahul Gandhi craft faced issues…'

The Prime Minister further recalled calling up Rahul Gandhi instantly upon proceeding that his craft had faced immoderate issues. ".... I don't retrieve which predetermination it was. Rahul Ji [Rahul Gandhi] faced immoderate issues with his helicopter. I called him instantly to inquire if helium was successful distress," PM Modi said.

PM Modi made these comments portion defending BJP main JP Nadda's determination to unreserved to the location of Neha Hiremath, the girl of a Congress councillor, who was stabbed to decease by her erstwhile classmate Fayaz connected the field of BVB College connected April 18. He was asked whether the absorption of elections successful Karnataka was shifting to specified issues owed to this.

"Nadda ji was attending a programme successful Karnataka, erstwhile this incidental took place. Who belongs to which party, oregon helium belongs to the Congress; his girl was murdered. These are not my values oregon mindset. And it is simply a substance of quality sentiment, and I judge that adjacent successful the midst of the predetermination rush, what helium did was the quality happening to do," PM Modi was quoted arsenic saying.

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He besides highlighted the instrumentality and bid concern successful Karnataka, which is presently ruled by the Congress.

The Prime Minister said, "If you look astatine the law-and-order situation, determination are riots and murders taking place; the economical information is successful a authorities of implicit bankruptcy. They person made large promises: if this happens, you volition get this; if that happens, you volition get this. This means you are cheating the public."

PM Modi was speaking successful an interrogation held conscionable up of the 3rd signifier of the Lok Sabha Elections 2024 on May 7. The archetypal and the second phase of the polling were held connected April 19 and April 26.

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Published: 28 Apr 2024, 09:02 PM IST