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After Modi, Jaitley wants Dr Singh to address Sriram College

February 24, 2013 19:48 IST
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After Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi [ Images ]’s speech at the Sriram College of Commerce made headlines across the country, Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley [ Images ] wants Prime Minister Manmohan Singh [ Images ] to address the students of the same college.

The senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party [ Images ] wants Dr Singh to address the annual convocation of the prestigious SRCC on March 6. Jaitley is an alumni of the SRCC and a member of the college’s’ Governing Council.

After Modi's much-publicised speech, it will be an opportunity for the United Progressive Alliance [ Images ] to showcase itself before the same audience.

Whether the PM accepts Jaitley’s invitation will become clear in the next few days.

Meanwhile, Modi is headed to Delhi [ Images ] one again. He will visit the national capital on March 2 to attend the meeting of the BJP’s national council at Talkatora Stadium.

If sources are to be believed, Modi will be addressing a gathering of intellectuals and others as part of his drill to expand his base outside Gujarat.

A correspondent In Delhi  

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