Firmly backing Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, former Prime Minister A. B. Vajpayee today gave a veiled warning to the Centre against trying to dislodge his government. Here on his annual sojourn, he said those who were trying to dislodge Modi “through undemocratic means” should know that public opinion was with him. “Those who failed to defeat Modi through democratic means are trying tactics like appointing a committee to prove the state government’s role in the post-Godhra riots,” he told reporters on arrival at Bhuntar near Kullu. The Centre has appointed a three-member committee to look into the charges levelled by a senior Gujarat police official against Modi with regard to handling of post-Godhra riots.He also criticised the UPA Government for dissolving the Bihar Assembly, saying it had thwarted the possibility of formation of popular government in the state. Refuting allegations of horse trading, Vajpayee said if there such a thing, it should have been stopped by the government and dissolution of the Assembly “under the pretext was not right”. Vajpayee added that NDA will form the government in Bihar after fresh polls.
