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Rift within BJP out in open, Ram Jethmalani leads charge against Gadkari

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November 6, 2012
gadkeri_quit New Delhi, November 6: Senior BJP leader Ram Jethmalani launched a scathing attack on Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday, openly challenging his continuance as party president.

Calling for his immediate resignation, Jethmalani claimed that several top leaders in the party are against Nitin Gadkari continuing as party president in the wake of corruption charges against him.

He named Yashwant Sinha, Jaswant Singh and Shatrughan Sinha as leaders who shared his views that Gadkari should quit as party chief.

Ram Jethmalani claimed that the three leaders are in touch with him on the issue.

Speaking to reporters, the senior lawyer also confirmed that he had written a letter to LK Advani on behalf of party members who were against Gadkari on the issue of corruption.

Jethmalani also took potshots at Rahul Gandhi questioning his potential as a leader.

Ram Jethmalani's outbursts come a day after his son Mahesh openly revolted against Nitin Gadkari and resigned from the party's national executive.

Ram Jethmalani said that he fully endorsed the step taken by his son against the party chief and hoped that other leaders opposed to Gadkari would also come out in the open.

BJP defends Gadkari:

The Bharatiya Janata Party played down Ram Jethmalani's remark that several senior leaders within the party are unhappy with the current state of affairs and want Nitin Gadkari to quit as the president amidst allegations against him.

BJP national general secretary Vinay Katiyar said there is no dissent within the party.

"There are no differences, we are united. Ram Jethmalani's statement has no value, there is no dissent in the party," he said.

BJP spokesperson Nirmala Sitharaman on her part said that she would comment on the issue only after the party takes a final call.

"I am not aware about what position the party is taking. I will comment on it only after the party takes a decision," she told in Surat.

Meanwhile, Nitin Gadkari reportedly met senior BJP leader Sushma Swaraj for around an hour. He is also expected to meet LK Advani later in the day.

Moreover, there are also reports, which say that Ram Jethmalani, Yashwant Sinha and Jaswant Singh will be meeting later in the day to chalk out the future course of action.



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New Delhi, Jun 16: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday demanded a rollback of hike in fuel prices, saying the government's decision to increase the prices of petrol and diesel during the coronavirus crisis is "wholly insensitive" and "ill-advised".

The government is doing nothing short of "profiteering off its people" when they are down and out, she said in a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Petrol and diesel prices were hiked for the 10th day in a row on Tuesday.

"I am deeply distressed that in these exceedingly difficult times since the beginning of March, the government has taken the wholly insensitive decision to increase petrol and diesel prices on no less than ten separate occasions," Gandhi said in her letter.

She accused the government of earning an additional revenue of nearly Rs 2.6 lakh crore through these "ill-advised" hikes in excise duty and increase in prices of petrol and diesel.

"I urge you to roll back these increases and pass on the benefit of low oil prices directly to the citizens of this country.

"If you wish for them to be 'self-reliant' then do not place financial fetters on their ability to move forward," the Congress president said.

Gandhi also urged the government to use its resources to put money directly into the hands of those in need in these times of severe hardship.

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With 154 deaths reported in the last 24 hours, the total number of deaths due to COVID-19 now stands at 4,021 in the country.

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