Jyoti compares herself to Modi and Ambedkar in address to BJP workers | Daily Mail Online
Published: 19:51 EDT, 7 December 2014 | Updated: 19:51 EDT, 7 December 2014
Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti recently courted controversy with her 'haraamzaada' comment at a rally in Delhi
Union Minister Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti has compared herself with the architect of the Constitution, B. R. Ambedkar, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, by dwelling on her humble beginnings.
“I don’t come from a wealthy family. Ambedkar also didn’t belong to a rich family, so is the case with Modi. Ambedkar had devoted his life to uplift the poor. Born in a poor family, Modi is now the prime minister of the country and serving the people. My mission is to reach the poorest of the poor and rehabilitate them,” Niranjan Jyoti told BJP workers at Bindki area in her parliamentary constituency Fatehpur on Saturday evening.
The sadhvi said the opposition parties may be making unnecessary hue and cry over minor issues, but they should not forget that the people have given majority to BJP.
"I am fighting for self-respect and honour of the country," she claimed.
The minister has been in the news for her controversial statement at a meeting in Delhi.
“Whatever I had said is now a matter of past. I don’t have anything to comment in this regard,” she told reporters when asked about her comment.
The Lok Sabha MP from Fatehpur also refused to make any comment against those who have been trying to capitalise on her past.
“I am not interested in discussing such issue with anybody. I also don’t have any complain against my rivals,” she said.
Samajwadi Party leader Rakesh Sachan had claimed that Niranjan Jyoti’s husband had deserted her for some unknown reason.
The sadhvi had defeated Sachan in the Lok Sabha elections earlier this year.
The sadhvi’s rivals, including Sachan, have been alleging that she won from Fatehpur by misleading voters. They allege that she had not only projected herself as a lifelong ascetic but also sent a message to voters that she hailed from the Dalit community.
Niranjan Jyoti belongs to Kewat caste, which falls under the Other Backward Caste (OBC) category.
Sachan has vowed to unearth the dubious facts of his political rival. Meanwhile, the minister also visited the family of martyr Brijendra Swaroop Verma in Kanpur and offered her condolence to his parents.
The CRPF deputy commandant was killed in the Maoist attack in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district on December 1.
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Jyoti compares herself to Modi and Ambedkar in address to BJP workers | Daily Mail Online
Published: 19:51 EDT, 7 December 2014 | Updated: 19:51 EDT, 7 December 2014
Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti recently courted controversy with her 'haraamzaada' comment at a rally in Delhi
Union Minister Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti has compared herself with the architect of the Constitution, B. R. Ambedkar, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, by dwelling on her humble beginnings.
“I don’t come from a wealthy family. Ambedkar also didn’t belong to a rich family, so is the case with Modi. Ambedkar had devoted his life to uplift the poor. Born in a poor family, Modi is now the prime minister of the country and serving the people. My mission is to reach the poorest of the poor and rehabilitate them,” Niranjan Jyoti told BJP workers at Bindki area in her parliamentary constituency Fatehpur on Saturday evening.
The sadhvi said the opposition parties may be making unnecessary hue and cry over minor issues, but they should not forget that the people have given majority to BJP.
"I am fighting for self-respect and honour of the country," she claimed.
The minister has been in the news for her controversial statement at a meeting in Delhi.
“Whatever I had said is now a matter of past. I don’t have anything to comment in this regard,” she told reporters when asked about her comment.
The Lok 
Sabha MP from Fatehpur also refused to make any comment against those who have been trying to capitalise on her past.
“I am not interested in discussing such issue with anybody. I also don’t have any complain against my rivals,” she said.
Samajwadi Party leader Rakesh Sachan had claimed that Niranjan Jyoti’s husband had deserted her for some unknown reason.
The sadhvi had defeated Sachan in the Lok Sabha elections earlier this year.
The sadhvi’s rivals, including Sachan, have been alleging that she won from Fatehpur by misleading voters. They allege that she had not only projected herself as a lifelong ascetic but also sent a message to voters that she hailed from the Dalit community.
Niranjan Jyoti belongs to Kewat caste, which falls under the Other Backward Caste (OBC) category.
Sachan has vowed to unearth the dubious facts of his political rival. Meanwhile, the minister also visited the family of martyr Brijendra Swaroop Verma in Kanpur and offered her condolence to his parents.
The CRPF deputy commandant was killed in the Maoist attack in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district on December 1.
Inspirations? PM Narendra Modi (left) and Dr B.R. Ambedkar (right), the architect of India's Constitution
Jyoti to give two speeches in Delhi as BJP backs... MAIL TODAY COMMENT: Let's get back to governance
THE NEEDLER: Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti shouldn't resign over...