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BJP cautions Jethmalani, Shatrughan joins
oust Gadkari chorus
Saturday November 24, 2012 11:54:10 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi/Patna:
The BJP's internal troubles resurfaced Saturday with the party
taking a serious note of Ram Jethmalani questioning the stance
over appointment of new CBI chief and Shatrughan Sinha joining
those who have asked Nitin Gadkari to step down as party chief.
"Appropriate action will be taken at
the right time", BJP spokesman Shahnawaz Hussain said, taking a
serious note of Jethmalani's letter to Gadkari questioning the
party's stance on the process adopted by the government for
appointment of Ranjit Sinha as the new chief of Central Bureau of
Investigation (CBI).
"The party has taken a serious note of his statement. We reject
his statement. Appropriate action will be taken at the right
time," Hussain said here.
Jethmalani, an eminent lawyer and a Rajya Sabha member, severely
embarrassed the party as he wrote to Gadkari questioning the BJP's
opposition to the process of appointment of new CBI chief.
The BJP view was conveyed to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in a
joint letter by Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Sushma
Swaraj and her Rajya Sabha counterpart Arun Jaitley.
The prime minister rejected the BJP's demand to keep the new CBI
chief's appointment in abeyance and follow the method of selection
through collegium after the Lokpal Bill was passed.
Jethmalani, in his letter, said he was astonished to read the
BJP's stand.
"I regret that this criticism is the result of complete ignorance
of relevant facts and possibly has been instigated by a most
undesirable rival who had to withdraw his petition before the
C.A.T. yesterday as a result of this appointment," Jethmalani
said.
Jethmalani added: "I have to request you to ensure that these
critics from our party refrain from further comments till they
know all the facts. I claim to know the facts from my own
knowledge."
Jethmalani's letter was interpreted by political observers as a
veiled attack on Sushma Swaraj and Jaitley, seen as contenders for
the BJP's prime ministerial candidate.
The observers also said Jethmalani's letter could intensify
factional feud in the BJP as Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi
is seen as another contender for the prime minister's post.
More trouble came for the BJP during the day from MP Shatrughan
Sinha, who said in Patna that issues raised by Jethmalani and
Yashwant Sinha should be looked at seriously.
Jethmalani was the first to publicly demand Gadkari's resignation
for the alleged financial wrongdoings of the Purti Group he was
linked with. Jethmalani was followed by his son Mahesh Jethmalani,
Jagdish Shettigar and Yashwant Sinha.
Shatrughan Sinha said the issues raised by Jethmalani and Yashwant
Sinha "should be looked at seriously".
Referring to Gadkari, he said a person occupying a responsible
post should not only be honest but should also be seen as honest.
He said L.K. Advani was the best candidate for the prime
minister's post in the party.
Gadkari is facing probe over financial dealings of investor firms
in Purti Group but has been given a virtual clean chit by the BJP
on the basis of probe by financial analyst S. Gurumurthy, who is
close to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.
Jethmalani later defended his latest letter to Gadkari, saying he
had exercised his freedom of speech.
BJP sources said Jethmalani in his letter had talked about an
individual but the party had talked about the appointment process.
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