BJP to meet Prez on Ramdev, seek a special Parl session
- 5 years ago
BJP today said it will hold peaceful protests across the country against the crackdown on Baba Ramdev's agitation and meet President Pratibha Patil to demand convening of a special session of Parliament to discuss the issue.
The party, whose top leaders inlcuding BJP President Nitin Gadkari are holding a satyagraha at Rajghat, accused the governent of "shielding and protecting" the corrupt.
"We would seek the intervention of the President. We would meet her this evening. L K Advani had yesterday said that the BJP will demand a special session of Parliament to discuss the issue," BJP chief spokesperson Ravishankar Prasad said.
Advani, Gadkari, Sushma Swaraj, Arun Jaitley were among a host of leaders who were at the satyagraha site.
Prasad said the Congress should remember that the BJP had fought against the "godmother of India" Indira Gandhi and succeeded.
The party, whose top leaders inlcuding BJP President Nitin Gadkari are holding a satyagraha at Rajghat, accused the governent of "shielding and protecting" the corrupt.
"We would seek the intervention of the President. We would meet her this evening. L K Advani had yesterday said that the BJP will demand a special session of Parliament to discuss the issue," BJP chief spokesperson Ravishankar Prasad said.
Advani, Gadkari, Sushma Swaraj, Arun Jaitley were among a host of leaders who were at the satyagraha site.
Prasad said the Congress should remember that the BJP had fought against the "godmother of India" Indira Gandhi and succeeded.