Union Minister Prakash Javadekar on January 20 remarked that the country would be in the grip of anarchy with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Taking potshots at the January 19 Opposition rally organised by the Trinamool Congress in Kolkata, Mr. Javadekar said: “All the Opposition parties who banded together during Saturday’s rally in Kolkata wish to overthrow Prime Minister Modi. They are incapable of presenting an alternative… such is the condition in the country that if there is no Modi, there will be anarchy.”Speaking to reporters in Pune, Mr. Javadekar dismissed suggestions that any grand alliance of Opposition parties could pose a threat to the BJP or Mr. Modi. “In contrast, the public has reaped the benefits and seen the advantages of a strong and policy-driven government led by Mr. Modi,” Mr. Javadekar said, accusing the Congress of deliberately wanting a weak government in order to indulge in more corruption. We will be running this programme till the election commission brings the code of conduct into effect,” Mr. Javadekar said.

Source: The Hindu January 20, 2019 12:45 UTC