Pranab makes way for Modi's rally in Patna, to cut short his Bihar trip
Narendra Modi and Pranab Mukherjee
BJP leaders Shahnawaz Hussain and Rajiv Pratap Rudy called on the President at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Thursday. Even though they called it a "courtesy call", they told reporters after the meeting that he has told them that he would not stay in Bihar on October 26 night, as scheduled originally.
"It was a courtesy call since he is coming to Bihar and our rally is on the 27th. The President is coming to Bihar on October 26 and he has cancelled his night halt. He will return the same day. Now he will arrive at Patna airport and go directly to convocation and return," Hussain said after coming out of the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
"We were concerned that he doesn't have to face any problem due to the BJP rally... It is great that the prime minister-in-waiting is visiting a day after the President," he added.
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, who is also the NDA's prime ministerial candidate, is scheduled to address the Patna rally on October 27.
The BJP had accused the ruling Janata Dal-United of deliberating scheduling the President's visit to Bihar to clash the date with its rally. The JD-U, however, had rubbished the charge saying it had no say in the President's trip plan.
The BJP and the JD-U had snapped ties earlier this year after it became evident that the BJP would declare Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's bete noire Narendra Modi as its prime ministerial candidate.
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