L. K. Advani rues Karnataka loss
- 5 years ago
NewsX: government in the south, party leader LK Advani today said the Karnataka poll verdict has not come as a surprise to him and it serves as a lesson to both his party and Congress about not "taking the common man for granted".
Critical of the party's handling of Karnataka affairs, he maintained it had been "absolutely opportunistic" and said BJP's response to the crisis there was "not at all a minor indiscretion".
On the removal of Union Ministers--PK Bansal and Ashwani Kumar, Advani cited reports of Sonia Gandhi 'sacking' two 'PM's men' and questioned if Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had "abdigated" his right to decide his own Cabinet.
"Sheer self-respect demands that the PM calls it a day, and orders an early general election," he said.
Critical of the party's handling of Karnataka affairs, he maintained it had been "absolutely opportunistic" and said BJP's response to the crisis there was "not at all a minor indiscretion".
On the removal of Union Ministers--PK Bansal and Ashwani Kumar, Advani cited reports of Sonia Gandhi 'sacking' two 'PM's men' and questioned if Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had "abdigated" his right to decide his own Cabinet.
"Sheer self-respect demands that the PM calls it a day, and orders an early general election," he said.