Modi meets PM; submit memorandum on Sardar Sarovar dam

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi who is at present in Delhi as part of his official visit, Wednesday meet to Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh where he reportedly submitted a memorandum on Sardar Sarovar dam.

"It was a good meeting. We spoke for quite a while on various issues," Modi told reporters after meeting the prime minister at his 7 Race Course Road residence.

Modi, who landed here in the morning, reached the prime minister's residence around 10 a.m.

Officials said the visit was a courtesy call.

It was a good meeting that lasted for a quite a while, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi said Wednesday after meeting Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here.

"I came to meet the Prime Minister for the first time after the formation of new government. I had a long discussion with the Prime Minister. The meeting was very cordial and I discussed several pending projects with the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister has assured of help and cooperation for development in Gujarat," Modi added.

He said he gave the prime minister a memorandum on issues related to the Sardar Sarovar dam.

"I also discussed gas prices and the Narmada irrigation project with him. The Prime Minister congratulated me for my new government. I also brought up the issue of Sardar Sarovar dam," he added.

This was Modi's first meeting with the Prime Minister after being sworn-in as the Gujarat Chief Minister again in December last year.

The Gujarat Chief Minister's visit to the national capital assumes significance in the wake of growing clamour in the BJP that he should be named as the party's 2014 prime ministerial candidate.

Speculations have been rife that Modi, who secured an electoral hat-trick in Gujarat in December last year, may spearhead the BJP's campaign in 2014 polls.

The Gujarat chief minister is scheduled to deliver a lecture at Delhi University's Shri Ram College of Commerce. He is expected to talk on 'Emerging Business Models' in the global scenario.

A protest has been planned outside the college Wednesday afternoon against Modi's visit to the university. "Do not legitimise the mastermind of Gujarat genocide in our academic spaces," said an SMS asking students to gather in the North Campus.