Vajpayee asks Muslims to overcome 'fear psychosis'

"Get out of the fear that is dividing the nation and vote for a government that would not allow any community to live in fear," he said addressing a minorities conference organised by the party's minority cell.

"India is at a turning point and we want to improve the well-being of the people and therefore never allow a situation to be created at the time of elections that could cause harm to the prevailing situation," he said.

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Highlighting the various steps taken by his government in infrastructure,foodgrains production and foreign exchange reserves, Vajpayee said there was a need to take the right information abroad and inform the people that "India is on the right path and growing strong".

"There is nothing that cannot be solved through dialogue" he said and referred to the conduct of elections in Jammu and Kashmir and the improvement of ties with Pakistan.

Hitting out at the Congress, he said while the NDA had been successful in running a coalition, the Congress was still unable to forge a coalition since the parties they were trying to have alliance have had bitter experience with it in the past.