State BJP in charge Balbir Punj said the party's central leadership would soon submit a chargesheet, detailing various allegations of corruption levelled against Virbhadra Singh, to President Pranab Mukherjee and demand his resignation. He said all charges were based on facts.
He said at the party's core committee meeting that they would continue their protest against the Chief Minister till he resigned.
The BJP core committee had decided to make corruption cases involving Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh a national issue.
Addressing mediapersons, Punj said the BJP would soon launch the "Virbhadra Mukt Himachal" campaign in which signatures would be taken to garner public opinion for his ouster.
He said the common man was fed up with corruption and he wanted to oust the Congress. Keeping these sentiments in mind, the BJP has named its February 16 Narendra Modi's Sujanpur rally as Parivartan Rally and this would pave the way for the ouster of the Chief Minister.
He said price rise and corruption prevailing in the state and the Centre were the major issues which they would highlight.
Launching a scathing attack on the Congress-led UPA government, he said it had failed on all fronts. The Congress lacked the courage to project Rahul Gandhi as their Prime Ministerial candidate because he had little contact with the masses while Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had been rejected within the party. The Congress could not think beyond the Gandhi family.
Dismissing any threat from the Aam Aadmi Party, Punj said their demeanour was full of pride. He said the resignation of Kangra MP Rajan Sushant from the party would fail to have any effect as he had already been suspended from the party.
Taking a dig at Virbhadra Singh, Punj said his involvement in corruption cases was exposed in the revelation that apples worth crores had been transported in a 1995 model scooter and an oil tanker. He said the BJP had provided documentary evidence of how he had procured loans worth crores from companies which did not exist.
Others present on the occasion were PK Dhumal and state BJP president Satpal Satti.
Donations for Modi rally
The BJP will collect voluntary donations ranging from ~10 to ~1,000 for the February 16 Modi rally slated in Sujanpur in Hamirpur district. Balbir Punj said since Modi's rallies were receiving an overwhelming response, those extending monetary assistance would be given a coupon to attend the rally. He said a special 14-day campaign would be launched from January 27 to February 9 to mobilise support for the rally.
Other decisions
- To continue protest against the Chief Minister till he resigns
- Will soon launch "Virbhadra Mukt Himachal" campaign
- To highlight price rise and corruption as major election issue.
Source: http://www.tribuneindia.com/2014/20140112/himachal.htm
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