07-05-2008, 01:52 AM
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Imperative of govt. to seek confidence vote: BJP</b>
New Delhi (PTI): Terming the newly found bonhomie between the SP and Congress as that of "convenience and opportunism", the BJP on Friday said it was imperative of the UPA government to seek a vote of confidence with political morality and integrity in the event of the Left parties withdrawing support to it.
"It is imperative of the government to seek the House's confidence if the Left withdraws its support," party spokesperson Ravi Shanker Prasad told reporters here today.
Asked if the party would persist with its demand if the Samajwadi Party renders support to the government, Prasad said, "the demand for seeking confidence is irrespective of any other parties supporting the government."
We would expect Manmohan Singh to seek the vote of confidence with political morality and integrity expected of the government, he said.
"BJP is deeply concerned over the political theatre of the absurd being played in Delhi designed to save the tottering UPA government wherein governance has become a serious casualty," he added.
"We are finding the worst kind of opportunistic politics being played. Some parties are trying to withdraw from the temporary parking lot known as the UNPA and switch over to the UPA," Prasad said.
This politics of convenience is taken to further absurd limits wherein, Samajwadi parties' declared opposition to dynastic politics is suddenly replaced by the alleged larger danger of the BJP and an apology is given for preventing Sonia Gandhi from becoming the Prime Minister in 1998, he said.
"This is political opportunism as its worst," he added.
Imperative of govt. to seek confidence vote: BJP</b>
New Delhi (PTI): Terming the newly found bonhomie between the SP and Congress as that of "convenience and opportunism", the BJP on Friday said it was imperative of the UPA government to seek a vote of confidence with political morality and integrity in the event of the Left parties withdrawing support to it.
"It is imperative of the government to seek the House's confidence if the Left withdraws its support," party spokesperson Ravi Shanker Prasad told reporters here today.
Asked if the party would persist with its demand if the Samajwadi Party renders support to the government, Prasad said, "the demand for seeking confidence is irrespective of any other parties supporting the government."
We would expect Manmohan Singh to seek the vote of confidence with political morality and integrity expected of the government, he said.
"BJP is deeply concerned over the political theatre of the absurd being played in Delhi designed to save the tottering UPA government wherein governance has become a serious casualty," he added.
"We are finding the worst kind of opportunistic politics being played. Some parties are trying to withdraw from the temporary parking lot known as the UNPA and switch over to the UPA," Prasad said.
This politics of convenience is taken to further absurd limits wherein, Samajwadi parties' declared opposition to dynastic politics is suddenly replaced by the alleged larger danger of the BJP and an apology is given for preventing Sonia Gandhi from becoming the Prime Minister in 1998, he said.
"This is political opportunism as its worst," he added.