Guest guest Posted May 20, 2004 Report Share Posted May 20, 2004 bjpnews >bjp-l (BJP Discussion Group) >vaidika1008 >[bJP News] Sonia Gandhi is enilgible to become the prime minister >of India >Wed, 19 May 2004 09:11:41 -0500 > >May 18, 2004 >Overseas Friends of BJP >Press Release >Sonia Gandhi is Ineligible to Become The Prime Minister of India > > >The Overseas Friends of BJP (USA) shares the deep sigh of relief with the >multitude of freedom loving people across India to learn that Sonia Gandhi >has >decided to withdraw from seeking the position of Prime Minister of India >yielding to her ‘Inner Voice’. It would have been a national shame for the >world’s largest democracy India, to accept a foreign born, under educated, >inexperienced person at the highest office, only because she carries the >name >of ‘Gandhi-Nehru’ family. > >Now that Sonia Gandhi withdrew herself from the race for Prime Minister it >might >be thought as a mute point to discuss any further, but the situation came >so >close to frightening reality averted only by the all-out protests of the >concerned, the facts need to be addressed in greater detail and remembered >for >all the time to come. > >There are many issues that disqualify Sonia Gandhi to be the Prime Minister >of >India. > >First and foremost, a billion-people strong nation and the world’s largest >democracy, India cannot afford Sonia Gandhi as Prime Minister, whose >loyalty to >the nation is highly questionable. Married to Rajiv Gandhi in 1968, she >opted >to retain her Italian Citizenship for three successive five-year terms till >1984. In 1971, during the height of Bangladesh war, when all commercial >pilots >were asked to forgo their leave and respond to the call of the nation, >Sonia >had Rajiv Gandhi seek special permission of leave and deserted the country, >returning to India only after the war was over. In 1977, when Indira Gandhi >was >defeated, Sonia Gandhi ran away to the Italian Embassy in New Delhi and >vowed >to go back to Italy. She became citizen of India only after her husband >Rajiv >Gandhi became the Prime Minister of India in 1984. Such was her loyalty >towards >India. Could this be the person to be trusted with the nuclear secrets and >the >national security of India? > >Indian rules prohibit foreign-born persons, even though they are citizens >of >India, from ascending to certain high rank positions in Military Service, >Police Service and Foreign Service, simply because India could not afford >the >associated security risk. Could a foreign born ascend to the position of >Prime >Minister of India controlling and commanding the nuclear arsenal of India? > >The ‘Reciprocity’ provisions of the Citizenship Act of India-1955 restrict >the >rights and privileges accorded to foreigners seeking citizenship of India >by >application, to be the same as those accorded to the Indian citizens >seeking >citizenship in those respective countries. Sonia Gandhi born in Italy >cannot >seek Prime Minister position of India as naturalized citizen, when Indian >nationals seeking Italian Citizenship could not contest even for >Municipality >Elections of a minor township in Italy. > >Art 102 of The Constitution of India prohibits a person who is under >‘adherence’ >to a Foreign State, from holding the position of Member in either houses of >Parliament, meaning Lok Sabha or Rajya Sabha. Sonia Gandhi by holding >ancestral >property in Italy by her own admission, is subject to the laws of Italy and >is >thus disqualified to be a Member of Lok Sabha, much less the Prime Minister >of >India! > >There is irrefutable evidence that Sonia Gandhi knowingly and willingly >filed >false affidavit, giving misleading statements about her educational >qualifications. This tantamounts to perjury under the Indian laws to >disqualify >her election to the Lok Sabha. The world’s largest democracy India cannot >afford a person who lies under oath as its Prime Minister! > >Winning 145 seats out of 543 seats of Indian Parliament is not a mandate to >the >Congress Party to install foreign-born Sonia Gandhi as Prime Minister in a >national disgrace for India. The bankruptcy of the Congress Party to find >an >India-born leader among their rank and file should not be a liability for >the >1.2 billion citizens of India. > >Let all the facts be noted and recorded so that never again a foreign-born >would >aspire to become the Prime Minister of India and never again the shameless >sycophant leaders attempt to surrender the dignity, self-respect and the >national security of India, falling over each other to cling to the feet of >a >foreign-born, and project a person like Sonia Gandhi as Prime Minister of >India, be that it may for advancing their own political agenda, or be that >it >may with a desire to control such a vulnerable person as Prime Minister, to >be >a puppet in their hands. > >Who becomes the Prime Minister of India may not matter to the spineless >Congress >leaders and power-hungry leftists, but it does matter to millions and >millions >of Indians, who love India more than themselves, and who care for their >motherland. Congress did not project Sonia Gandhi as their Prime >Ministerial >candidate while contesting the elections, and it won only one fourth of the >seats, which proves that people of India did not give their mandate to >either >to Congress or to Sonia Gandhi. > >Sonia Gandhi is ineligible to become the Prime Minister of India. > >Issued By, > >Subrahmanyam Vemuri >President, OFBJP(USA) > > > > > >------------------------------- >This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. > > _______________ FREE pop-up blocking with the new MSN Toolbar – get it now! http://toolbar.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200415ave/direct/01/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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