BJP asks for President's
intervention
PTI (New Delhi)
10 August 2007
The Bharatiya Janata Party today sought President Pratibha
Patil's intervention over Goa Speaker's decision to restrain
three MLAs from voting on the trust motion of the Congress-led
alliance government last month.
Addressing a dharna staged by the BJP as well as members
of the Goa Democratic Alliance at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi,
senior BJP leader L K Advani said that being a constitutional
head, the president has an obligation to protect the democracy.
Why should we look towards judiciary every time there is
violation of constitutional rights, asked Advani, while terming
the Speaker's action to disqualify as "unconstitutional".
He further argued that Patil, being a constitutional head,
has an obligation to ensure that dignity of Constitution is
maintained at all costs. The Speaker did not even follow the
basic procedure of giving a chance to the MLAs to explain
their position before disqualifying them, he added.
Referring to the petition challenging the Speaker's decision
to restrain three MLAs from voting, Advani said that though
all eyes are set on the Supreme Court, the protectors of Constitution
such as Prime Minister and the ruling party should also ensure
that the faith in democracy is not shaken.
BJP chief Rajnath Singh said that they would continue their
protest until democracy is restored in Goa and the BJP-led
GDA comes to power.
His statement came soon after Shiv Sena leader Manohar Joshi
addressed the rally saying that Sena Supremo Bal Thackeray
has asked him to support the cause.
"We are against the Congress policy in Goa," he
said.
Sharad Yadav of the Janata Dal (U) said that the issue will
also be raised in the Parliament.
"We will not allow anybody to butcher democracy and
fight tooth and nail for its protection," he said.
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