‘Cong ‘conspiracy’ behind membership cancellation’
25 March 2014 11:56 PM GMT
Controversial chief of right wing outfit Sri Ram Sene, Pramod Muthalik, on Monday claimed it was Congress’ ‘conspiracy’ that had stalled his entry into BJP, which cancelled his party membership within hours after opposition from within and severe flak from other parties.
‘It is a Congress conspiracy. There was a lot of enthusiasm among the majority community after I joined BJP. Congress conspired and stalled my entry into the BJP as their leaders realised my hold among Hindu votes,’ he told reporters here.
Muthalik, who is facing some 45 cases, including those relating to promoting enmity between two communities, was welcomed into the party fold on Sunday and hours later dumped following severe flak from within the BJP and opposition parties, including Congress. A red-faced BJP central leadership had cancelled the membership of Muthalik, linked with the attack by his outfit activists on women in a Mangalore pub in 2009 that had sparked national outrage, as the state leaders’ move backfired.
In spite of the ‘unfortunate development’, Muthalik said Ram Sene and its leaders will work toward strengthening BJP from outside. ‘Once we have accepted each other, there is no point in parting ways,’ he said. Muthalik said he was hurt by BJP’s ‘hasty’ decision, which was taken after somebody gave a wrong impression about Sri Ram Sene and his leadership.
‘It is a Congress conspiracy. There was a lot of enthusiasm among the majority community after I joined BJP. Congress conspired and stalled my entry into the BJP as their leaders realised my hold among Hindu votes,’ he told reporters here.
Muthalik, who is facing some 45 cases, including those relating to promoting enmity between two communities, was welcomed into the party fold on Sunday and hours later dumped following severe flak from within the BJP and opposition parties, including Congress. A red-faced BJP central leadership had cancelled the membership of Muthalik, linked with the attack by his outfit activists on women in a Mangalore pub in 2009 that had sparked national outrage, as the state leaders’ move backfired.
In spite of the ‘unfortunate development’, Muthalik said Ram Sene and its leaders will work toward strengthening BJP from outside. ‘Once we have accepted each other, there is no point in parting ways,’ he said. Muthalik said he was hurt by BJP’s ‘hasty’ decision, which was taken after somebody gave a wrong impression about Sri Ram Sene and his leadership.
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