BJP was soft on Bangaru: Shanta Kumar

Last Updated: Sunday, April 29, 2012, 23:11

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Dharamsala: Had the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) acted well in time, it would not have to face the embarrassment of one of its top leaders being convicted in a bribery case, senior party leader Shanta Kumar said here Sunday.

"Had (former BJP chief) Bangaru Laxman been ousted at that time, the party would not have to face such an embarrassing situation today," he told reporters.

Kumar had raised the demand to remove Laxman immediately after he was caught on camera in 2001, receiving Rs.1 lakh in cash from a journalist of newsportal tehelka.com posing as an arms dealer.

"When I raised the demand, some party leaders were not happy with my suggestion. Now, they are saying the party has nothing to do with Bangaru," the party vice president said.

A Delhi court Saturday awarded four years' rigorous imprisonment to Laxman for accepting the bribe from the tehelka.com journalist in the guise of an arms dealer.

"If the party would have acted at that time, it would be in a position now to say that it had taken action against the person who was involved in corruption. But unfortunately, we cannot not say this today as we didn't take action on time," he added.

Still, Kumar said, the BJP also "should introspect. It is time to take some tough steps against corruption."

He said BJP-ruled Himachal Pradesh is also not exception. "There is a need to check corruption. (The government) is compromising on the issue and needs to addressed it seriously."

Kumar has been staying away from the state party meetings, saying the Prem Kumar Dhumal-led government is not tough against corruption and promoting nepotism.

IANS

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First Published: Sunday, April 29, 2012, 20:55

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Dr.K.C.Prashar - Kullu
BJP bigwigs at the center failed to see the writings on the wall. Certain resonable grievances should have been addressed in time and stopped emergence of a break away group of HLP party, which is likely to cut into the vote percentage of the BJP..

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RAJAT KUMAR MOHINDRU - JALANDHAR CITY
B.J.P. Vice President and Senior B.J.P. Leader have always try to speak the truth . As now in the case of Former B.J.P. National President Mr B. Laxman he said that he had desired ouster of Mr Laxman . As he always stood against the issue of corruption and nepotism but Why he Me Shanta Kumar played a double standard game in Punjab . The resignation of the then Minister Mr Manoranjan Kalia on the Graft issue and then proving hios innocence in the Graft case as his name is not figuring in the Graft case then Why Shanta Kumar has failed to give justice to Mr Kalia in regard to his rehabilitation in the Government as Minister in Punjab . Mr Shanta Kumar should come forward to disclose Why this has happen in Punjab when he is quoting the issue of corruption and nepotism cannot be tolerated .