Might be difficult for Mamata Banerjee and  N Chandrababu Naidu to face PM Modi: Ramdas Athawale

While reacting to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and outgoing Chief Minister of Andhra Presh N Chandrababu Naidu's decision to skip Prime Minister Narendra Modi's oath-taking ceremony, Union Minister Ramdas Athawale on Thursday said it might be very difficult for both of m to face Modi after elections.

"Mamata and Chandrababu Naidu have verbally attacked Prime Minister Modi during ir election campaigning. Mamata even called him and Amit Shah 'gunda'. So it will be difficult for m to face  Prime Minister and ors after y lost elections terribly," Athawale told ANI.

Earlier on May 29, Mamata Banerjee declined to attend swearing-in ceremony of Modi objecting to families of BJP workers, allegedly killed in political violence in state, being invited to function.

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Responding to ongoing discussion on Rahul Gandhi's resignation from post of Congress president, he said, "It is an internal matter that has to be discussed within  Congress Party. However, we all wish to see Rahul Gandhi as party President. It is completely on m to decide what to do."

He furr said Modi government will work for all sections of society for ir development. "I would like to appeal my brors in Muslim community that BJP and its leers will work toger as a single unit for progress of all because Modi government's aim is to serve everyone equally," he ded.

He said, "If 2014 election was all about Modi, recent election was all about his work and that is reason people have voted him back to power. All schemes he introduced for poor, Dalits, mirities, and or sections of society have benefitted him. Under his leership, face of country has changed globally."

Narendra Modi is set to take oath as Prime Minister for a second consecutive term today.

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