Amid turmoil at JNU Modi meets Shah, others

Amid the raging political row over police action at JNU, top BJP leaders, including Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party chief Amit Shah met on Sunday.

Indian Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, besides Shah met Modi at his residence to take stock of the current political situation. Party sources insisted that the meeting had no “direct correlation” with the JNU row and covered a wide spectrum of issues. They said a host of issues, including the upcoming state assembly elections and the Budget Session of Parliament were discussed.

“The meeting of senior party leaders happens at regular intervals and is routine. The Budget Session is coming and so are assembly elections in five states. There are organisational issues of the party as well,” a party leader said when asked about the deliberations.