Guest guest Posted November 19, 2004 Report Share Posted November 19, 2004 > >Meanwhile in New Delhi, an agitated BJP today announced the launch of a >three-day nationwide stir from tomorrow against the police remand of Kanchi >Shankaracharya Jayendra Saraswati. > >Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and party President L K Advani have >also planned a dharna and fast. > >The BJP accused both the Tamil Nadu government and the Centre of "assaulting and >insulting Hindu religion". > >Advani is to lead a daylong dharna and observe fast here tomorrow, followed by >senior leaders Murli Manohar Joshi and Jaswant Singh on the subsequent days to >protest against the Kanchi Seer being sent to three-day police custody. > >Vajpayee will join the stir on Monday, party spokesperson Sushma Swaraj told >reporters here, adding that the decision was taken at an emergency meeting of >the party attended by top leadership. > >Vajpayee, Advani to meet Seer during custody > >The party also decided that Vajpayee and Advani would meet the pontiff during >his police custody, she said adding the BJP President was planning to do so on >Sunday. > >Swaraj, whose party fought the last Lok Sabha polls in alliance with AIADMK, >alleged that Tamil Nadu government's motive was to "defame" the Sankaracharya >"just because of votes". > >"It is not a matter of an individual but an assault on and insult of our >religion," she alleged, insisting that the seer had been framed in a "totally >false and baseless" case. > > > > >------------------------------- >This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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