Janata Dal-United (JD-U) leader K.C.Tyagi said Monday that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Giriraj Singh is firm about not retracting some of his controversial statements because he is Narendra Modi's spokesman.
"Giriraj Singh is a spokesperson of Narendra Modi. Ravi Shankar and Sitharaman are spokespersons of the BJP. That's why Giriraj is firm in his stand, despite the party denouncing what he has said," Tyagi claimed.
On Saturday, Giriraj Singh had said people opposing Modi, have a political Mecca Medina in Pakistan to go to. He also said these people did not want India united.
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