Two Himachal BJP leaders resign from party posts
December 23rd, 2011 - 11:01 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Dec 23 (IANS) Factionalism within Himachal Pradesh’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) came to the fore Friday when two senior leaders resigned from their party posts.
Maheshwar Singh, a former MP and state BJP president, and Radha Raman Shastri, former speaker of the state assembly, resigned from the state BJP executive.
Singh, who is also president of Himachal Bharashtachar Mukti Morcha (Himachal anti-corruption front), floated by dissident BJP leaders, and Shastri announced their resignations at a public rally in Nahan town.
However, they made it clear that they have not resigned from the party.
“Our fight against corruption within the government would continue,” Singh, who was dropped from the party’s national executive last month, told IANS.
He said they had resigned in protest against the removal of two party leaders, who have affiliation with the Himachal Bharashtachar Mukti Morcha, from the party posts.
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