BJP has said the campaign against reported climate of intolerance is an attempt to derail the development momentum of the government. Senior party leader and Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu said the government has a vested interest in maintaining the atmosphere of tolerance in the country as development is possible only in such a situation.
Mr. Naidu was addressing a press conference in New Delhi Thursday. On the occasion , the party released a compilation of articles that defended the government and questioned the protesting intellectuals and parties. BJP President Amit Shah was also present in the event. Mr. Naidu alleged that the ongoing protests are a joint campaign by Congress and Left-leaning intellectuals whom Congress had backed for decades.