04-27-2006, 04:54 AM
<b>Advani wants NAC disbanded</b>
Mohua Chatterjee
[ Thursday, April 27, 2006 12:25:41 amTIMES NEWS NETWORK ]
JABALPUR: Focused on targeting Congress president Sonia Gandhi so that her halo of sacrifice over quitting Lok Sabha is dented, Leader of Opposition and senior BJP leader L K Advani on Wednesday demanded that the UPA government should disband the National Advisory Council.
Sonia had quit as the chief of the NAC in the wake of the 'office of profit' controversy. Advani's comments drew an immediate response from Congress spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi who said in Delhi that NAC had played a significant role in several welfare schemes and public-private partnership.
Back in Jabalpur, Advani also clarified BJP's own stand with regard to the office-of-profit issue, as legislation on it is due to come up in Parliament when it reconvenes on May 10 for two weeks.
Replying to a question on what BJP plans to do about its own members who have been named in the Election Commission's list of office-of-profit holders, Advani said, "We will not wait for the legislation to be in place and act before it, but whatever we do will not be dikhawa" or posturing, he said.
Advani dig was obviously a reference to Sonia's resignation from Lok Sabha and from the NAC being played up by Congress as another act of sacrifice, which the BJP leader argued it was not.
At a press conference here in the course of his Bharat Suraksha Yatra, Advani looked to point to NAC being a super-body which Congress apologists argue is needed to review and monitor implementation of the Common Minimum Programme. the suggestion being that PMO was not copetent to do so.
"I believe that this function can be easily conducted by the PMO itself. Indeed, it is the duty of the PM and not of any other nominee of the PM to review and monitor how this government has been functioning," said Advani.
In an appeal to the "good sense" of the Prime Minister, Advani urged him to restore the authority and dignity to the august office he occupies by immediately disbanding the NAC.
The fact that the government has not already disbanded the NAC makes us suspicious that the government intends to reappoint Sonia Gandhi as the chairperson, Advani said.
Accusing the government of not being transparent about the forthcoming Bill, BJP demanded government take people into confidence on the office of profit bill.
Mohua Chatterjee
[ Thursday, April 27, 2006 12:25:41 amTIMES NEWS NETWORK ]
JABALPUR: Focused on targeting Congress president Sonia Gandhi so that her halo of sacrifice over quitting Lok Sabha is dented, Leader of Opposition and senior BJP leader L K Advani on Wednesday demanded that the UPA government should disband the National Advisory Council.
Sonia had quit as the chief of the NAC in the wake of the 'office of profit' controversy. Advani's comments drew an immediate response from Congress spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi who said in Delhi that NAC had played a significant role in several welfare schemes and public-private partnership.
Back in Jabalpur, Advani also clarified BJP's own stand with regard to the office-of-profit issue, as legislation on it is due to come up in Parliament when it reconvenes on May 10 for two weeks.
Replying to a question on what BJP plans to do about its own members who have been named in the Election Commission's list of office-of-profit holders, Advani said, "We will not wait for the legislation to be in place and act before it, but whatever we do will not be dikhawa" or posturing, he said.
Advani dig was obviously a reference to Sonia's resignation from Lok Sabha and from the NAC being played up by Congress as another act of sacrifice, which the BJP leader argued it was not.
At a press conference here in the course of his Bharat Suraksha Yatra, Advani looked to point to NAC being a super-body which Congress apologists argue is needed to review and monitor implementation of the Common Minimum Programme. the suggestion being that PMO was not copetent to do so.
"I believe that this function can be easily conducted by the PMO itself. Indeed, it is the duty of the PM and not of any other nominee of the PM to review and monitor how this government has been functioning," said Advani.
In an appeal to the "good sense" of the Prime Minister, Advani urged him to restore the authority and dignity to the august office he occupies by immediately disbanding the NAC.
The fact that the government has not already disbanded the NAC makes us suspicious that the government intends to reappoint Sonia Gandhi as the chairperson, Advani said.
Accusing the government of not being transparent about the forthcoming Bill, BJP demanded government take people into confidence on the office of profit bill.