“I have never asked for my position, never snatched or done any kind of scheming.”
2014, "GhoshanaPatra with Narendra Modi", 2014
Context: I never proposed my candidature for anything or for any post since I have been born. Decision [regarding] me is taken by BJP. I have never asked for my position, never snatched or done any kind of scheming. Whenever I have been bestowed a work I do it with full dedication, hard work and have sacrificed my life for it.
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