INLD to support Narendra Modi for PM if need arises

AMBALA: INLD leader Abhay Chautala today said his party would not forge alliance with BJP for forthcoming general elections but would support Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi "unconditionally" for the post of Prime Minister if required.

"INLD will not forge any political alliance with BJP in the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections...yet, if any situation arises where Narendra Modi requires MPs' support, then INLD will unconditionally support him for the post of Prime Minister," Chautala told reporters.

He said INLD would not forge any alliance with BJP even if Kuldeep Bishnoi-led Haryana Janhit Congress merged with that party.

Replying to a question, he said his party would make every effort to remove Congress from power and if any political party joined its campaign, INLD would welcome it.

Chautala accused Congress of misusing CBI against INLD Chief Om Parkash Chautala, as he had opposed alleged illegal allotment of land to Congress President Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra in Haryana.

Chautala claimed that the INLD chief had been targeted because he had announced a high-level inquiry in the matter if INLD came to power.