New Delhi, Sept 03: Having decided not to play
spoilsport in government formation by Samajawadi Party Chief
Mulayam Singh Yadav in Uttar Pradesh, the BJP appears caught
in a bind on the stand to be taken on vote of confidence to be
sought by the Chief Minister in the state assembly on
September eight.
For the second successive day, party spokesman Mukhtar
Abbas Naqvi told reporters here today that he was not in a
position to say if BJP would issue a whip to its MLAs on the
issue and reiterated a meeting of central office-bearers with
party leaders from UP on Sept 5 would take a decision.
"The meeting on September five to be attended by Deputy
Prime Minister L K Advani, party president M Venkaiah Naidu
and state leaders would finalise the strategy for the vote of
confidence," he said.
It would also be attended by Agriculture Minister Rajnath
Singh, State Unit President Vinay Katiyar, UP in charge
Kalraj Mishra and leader of the BJP Legislature Party Lalji
Tandon.
Asked whether the party would issue a whip to vote
against the confidence motion, he said "we will play the role
of a constructive opposition. We are ready for any situation
in the state."
Bureau Report
