BJP leaders meet to discuss Shourie’s remarks
August 25th, 2009 - 3:47 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug 25 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders met here today to discuss Arun Shourie’s remarks against the party.
Besides party president Rajnath Singh, party Vice President Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, party general secretaries Vijay Goel and Vinay Katiyar attended the meeting at the party headquarter. According to sources, the leaders reviewed the situation but apparently no decision regarding any action against Shourie was taken.Expressing confidence that the party would emerge stronger, Naqvi said there was no revolt in the party.On Monday, Shourie asked the RSS to takeover BJP’s control and described Rajnath Singh as “Alice in Blunderland”.
“You want to be the Humpty Dumpty and also want everyone to believe what you write. Rajnath Singh is Alice in Blunderland,” said Shourie during the Walk the Talk an interview-based programme of NDTV.
Making observation of the present state of affairs in the BJP, Shourie said: “BJP Ek Kati Patang ki tarah hain (BJP is like a kite without its string attached),”
“The RSS should take BJP’s control in its hands and BJP’s all top leaders should be removed,” Shourie suggested.
Shourie wants action be taken against him, NDTV quoted Rajiv Pratap Rudy as saying later on. (ANI)
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