BJP ideologue Govindacharya has said if the saffron party wants to prove it is a party with a difference then it must "expel" all its top leaders including Atal Behari Vajpayee and L K Advani on the Ram Setu issue since the decision to destroy the mythological bridge was taken by the NDA government.
VARANASI: BJP ideologue Govindacharya has said if the saffron party wants to prove it is a party with a difference then it must "expel" all its top leaders including Atal Behari Vajpayee and L K Advani on the Ram Setu issue since the decision to destroy the mythological bridge was taken by the NDA government.
Govindacharya, the former general secretary of BJP and founder of 'Bharat Vikash Samaj, said the decision to destroy the historic bridge and construct a canal was actually taken by the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre and the present UPA government is just trying to execute the same.
He said the BJP is engaged in a double speak on the issue by projecting itself as a saviour of the bridge, while the "actual sin was performed by them only."
The then BJP minister Vijay Goel had mooted the idea to destroy the Setu and then the Shipping ministry under the BJP leader Shatrughan Sinha had finally approved the project and sent the same to the Cabinet for its approval, he said and asked "So how can they disown the responsibility now?
He said Ram is not only the centre of faith for Hindus but also a part of Indian culture and ethos.
Govindacharya said the whole of BJP leadership including the former prime minister and deputy prime minister is engaged in double speak on the issue so to keep the image of the party intact.
"As a party with a difference it must expel all the top leaders of the party including Vajpayee and Advani from its primary membership who were part of the erstwhile NDA government," he added.
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