Vadodara: Gujarat Chief Minister and BJP Prime Ministerial Candidate Narendra Modi has finally cleared the air about his marital Status. In an Affidavit filed before Vadodara’s Chief Electoral Officer, Modi admitted the rumored lady Mrs. Jashodaben as his Wife.
So far, Modi used to leave the column of spouse which is to be filled in an affidavit as blank. He had kept the column as blank in 2012 Assembly elections as well.
The declaration is reported to have come after strict legal advice that he come clean on the marriage which, his family members say, was never consummated.
As per the Representation of the People Act, 1951, every candidate is required to declare even assets held in the name of the spouse. In his nomination form, Modi has said he has no information about Jashodaben’s income, IT returns and PAN details.
Though he had filed the nomination papers, the Vadodara district election authority put the affidavit on the display board of the Collectorate at midnight.
The affidavit has not been uploaded on the website of the Chief Electoral Officer of Gujarat till late in the night.
According to reports, Jashodaben is a retired school teacher and now spends much of her time now in spiritual quest. She gets a monthly pension of Rs14,000, and lives mostly with a brother and spends much of her time in prayer.
Jashodaben was married to Narendra Modi when both were around 17 – and separated after about three years but never divorced.
In an Interview with Indian Express, Jashodaben said, “We married when I was 17… I had quit studies once I went to his place and remember him saying he wanted me to pursue my education. He would mostly talk to me about completing my education. Initially he took interest in talking to me and even in the affairs of the kitchen,†said Jashodaben”.
“We have never been in touch and we parted on good terms as there were never any fights between us. I will not make up things that are not true. In three years, we may have been together for all of three months. There has been no communication from his end to this day.”, she further added.
According to the report, it was her decision to leave and there was not any conflict between the couple. By the time Modi used to wander across India and hardly spent any time at home.
She however was confident of him becoming Prime Minister of India and admitted that if he was not accepting her publicly it was due to destiny and bad times.