Jethmalani pays for ‘helping Cong’
26 Nov 2012 7:03 AM IST
The BJP on Sunday evening suspended senior party leader Ram Jethmalani from the party and cancelled his membership. This comes in the wake of Jethmalani criticising his own party for attacking the UPA government over the appointment of Ranjit Sinha as the new CBI director. Earlier, Jethmalani stirred a major controversy when he called for the resignation of BJP president Nitin Gadkari after Arvind Kejriwal-led India Against Corruption labelled graft charges against him.
BJP’s spokesman Shahnawaz Hussein said that Jethmalani’s comments have only helped the Congress and the party will not tolerate any indiscipline. He also said that taking into account Jethmalani’s grave indiscipline, Nitin Gadkari has decided to expel him from BJP with immediate effect and a letter regarding the decision has been sent to party’s national executive.
With Jethmalani’s expulsion, the BJP has sent a strong warning to other dissenters not to go against the party’s official line.
Earlier on Sunday, Jethmalani dared the party leadership to take action against him for his stand on the issue of the appointment of the new CBI director. He said, ‘If there is any action taken against me, I will welcome it but I don’t think anyone has the guts...’
Actor-turned MP from Patna Sahib, Shatrughan Sinha joined Jethmalani and Yashwant Sinha in demanding resignation of party President Nitin Gadkari facing allegations of corruption, saying the issue raised by them should be looked at seriously.
BJP’s spokesman Shahnawaz Hussein said that Jethmalani’s comments have only helped the Congress and the party will not tolerate any indiscipline. He also said that taking into account Jethmalani’s grave indiscipline, Nitin Gadkari has decided to expel him from BJP with immediate effect and a letter regarding the decision has been sent to party’s national executive.
With Jethmalani’s expulsion, the BJP has sent a strong warning to other dissenters not to go against the party’s official line.
Earlier on Sunday, Jethmalani dared the party leadership to take action against him for his stand on the issue of the appointment of the new CBI director. He said, ‘If there is any action taken against me, I will welcome it but I don’t think anyone has the guts...’
Actor-turned MP from Patna Sahib, Shatrughan Sinha joined Jethmalani and Yashwant Sinha in demanding resignation of party President Nitin Gadkari facing allegations of corruption, saying the issue raised by them should be looked at seriously.
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