Sonia’s foreign origin will be a poll issue, reiterates Naidu

Asserting that though Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s foreign origin will certainly be an issue in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, BJP president M. Venkaiah Naidu today said it would not be the chief electoral plank of the NDA.

‘‘Though the foreign origin of Sonia Gandhi will be an electoral issue, our main poll plank would be built around three major points — Vajpayee’s able leadership, efficient administration provided by the NDA government and India’s rapid march on the path of development’’, he told a press conference.

Replying to a question, he said: ‘‘There is no no alternative to Vajpayee’s towering personality and we are least concerned about Priyanka and Rahul’s entry into active politics. — (PTI)