NEW DELHI: Days after Narendra Modi suggested that BJP might tilt in favour of FDI in retail, senior party leader Arun Jaitley on Sunday said a rethink on the issue was unlikely. BJP has steadfastly opposed FDI in retail.
"As far as FDI in retail is concerned, the BJP has genuine concerns against this and I don't think, it is quite likely, that policy is going to be chan
ed," Jaitley told a TV channel in an interview.
He, however, did not dismiss the idea completely. "As far as present is concerned, I think it is quite unlikely that the BJP will change," he said, noting that no policy was a policy for the next 100 years.
Addressing a traders' conference in Delhi on Thursday, Modi had asked the trading community not to run away from global challenges but adapt itself to modern practices like tying up with bigger stores and online trading, without referring to FDI in retail.
Jaitley admitted that the BJP was consciously trying to woo the Muslim community ahead of elections and said the party "will go full length" to implement its three underlined convictions of security, equality and economic progress towards them.
"There is nothing wrong in it. It's a good sign for India. It's a good sign for BJP. It's a good sign for the minority community members. We are ... everybody has evolved ... It's an appeal being made," he said, admitting that the BJP was making an effort to reach out to the community.
He said as far as Muslims were concerned, BJP was not a party that would go on the track of vote bank politics and have religion-based reservation for Muslims.
On Pakistan, Jaitley said talks and terror could not co-exist and BJP's desire to talk would not outweigh the other surrounding circumstances.
Jaitley said the attitude of BJP towards Pakistan if they came to power would be the same as it was during the NDA regime under Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
"This whole passion and desire that you continue to have dialogue at the highest level irrespective of what the response of Pakistan is. If you have Pakistan's attitude which is not responsive, it is not necessary that the heads of government meet," he said.
On the recent Navy accident, he attacked defence minister A K Antony for stopping procurements and turning the situation in the forces to a crisis level and promised to reverse it if BJP came to power.
New Delhi: arendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party could tilt in favor of FDI in retail sector suggested days later on Sunday, senior party leader Arun Jaitley was unlikely to reconsider this issue. The BJP has consistently opposed foreign direct investment in the retail sector.
"As far as regards foreign direct investment in retail as opposed to the BJP's real worry and I don't think that policy is being changed, quite likely," Jaitley told a TV channel in an interview.
However, he said, did not dismiss the idea completely. "As far as the present is concerned, I think it is quite unlikely the BJP will change that," he has no policy was a policy for next 100 years noting, said.
Traders in Delhi on Thursday while addressing the Conference, MODI away from global challenges, but foreign direct investment in the retail sector, without referring to combine with larger stores and online trading like modern methods to adapt themselves to the business community.
Jaitley BJP conscious before the election was trying to entice Muslim community that his party admitted on safety, equality and economic progress outlined his three convictions to implement "full length will be," he said.
"There is nothing wrong. It is a good sign for India. It is a good sign for the BJP. It's a good sign for members of the minority community. We ... Everyone has been developed are ... It is an appeal is being made, "the BJP was trying to reach out to the community to acknowledge that, said. He said that as far as were concerned Muslims, BJP's votebank politics can go on the track and for the Muslims religion-based reservations would be that of a party. In Pakistan, indeed, talks and terrorism could not co-exist, and talk to the Bharatiya Janata Party will outweigh the other surrounding circumstances. Jaitley, Atal Bihari Vajpayee-led National Democratic Alliance was during rule as they came into power, the BJP's attitude towards Pakistan would be the same. "You have the attitude of Pakistan not be liable, regardless of the vigour and reacted to the highest levels of Pakistan's desire to continue talks on that, it is not necessary that the heads of Government meeting," he said. Recent Navy crash, he bought and for the level of forces in a crisis situation to change defence Minister AK Antony attacked the BJP came to power, promised to reverse it.
