Modi govt giving 'roti' to minorities in place of 'topi':Najma

August 08, 2015 23:48

Prime Minister Narendra Modi might not be wearing skull cap and skipping Iftar parties but his government, unlike others in the past, was "sincerely" doing work to provide livelihood to minority communities, Union minister Najma Heptulla claimed. "Everybody in the past wore 'topi' but Prime Minister Narendra Modi government is the first which in place of 'topi' is working sincerely to provide 'roti' to minority communities," she said.

She did not give much credence to the Prime Minister not attending an Iftar party recently hosted by President Pranab Mukherjee. "In truth the 'Iftar' parties hosted by the rich are mostly photo-op events. Does anybody organise such 'Iftar' parties in 'garibo ki basti' (areas of poor)," she asked.

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