08-25-2008, 03:18 AM
Shamu, Bajrang Dal and VHP are pissed with the BJP ministers in the Orissa govt.
http://www.thestatesman.net/page.news.php?...ess=1&id=219578
BJP ministers under fire from allies
Statesman News Service
BHUBANESWAR, August 24: The state unit of the BJP and its ministers in particular came under severe fire from their own affiliates over the failure of the government to protect VHP leader Laxmanananda Saraswati who along with five others were shot dead in Kandhamal district yesterday.
Several fronts of like the Hindu Jagaran Samukhya demanded resignation of the BJP ministers, and the DGP Mr Gopal Nanda. The BJPâs attempt to assuage such feelings by reluctantly agreeing to support the VHP sponsored Orissa bandh call tomorrow failed to break the ice.
Bajrang Dal and VHP activists poured out their anger today against BJP ministers. What are these BJP ministers doing who get votes due to us they said. They enjoy all the benefits, live in luxury and fail to protect leaders like Laxmananandaji who had repeatedly pleaded for his security, asked angry the activists here today.
Barely 12 hours prior to the ghastly attack, Laxmanananda Saraswati had informed the police administration of a threat letter received by him. Yet the BJD-BJP government failed to act, they decried.
We will take to the streets if these ministers do not resign immediately, declared the younger elements in the Sangh Parivar.
The co-convener of Bajrang Dal, Mr Subash Chouhan was visibly seething in anger as he arrived here from Raipur. "The state government has failed and to cover up its failure it has started blaming the Maoists," he charged.
Questioning the very existence of the government he listed out innumerable instances of attack and threats on Laxamananda Saraswati over the last one year.
Mr Chouhan, known to be a firebrand leader, took pot shots at the reactions that had come in from various quarters.
"When the unfortunate killing of Graham Staines took place, there was an international outrage, but ironically now when Laxamananda Saraswati and four of his disciples are gunned down, even those who owe their political careers to the VHP shy away from reacting strongly lest they may lose their âjobâ" said Mr Chouhan. He was implicitly referring the ministerial berths occupied by the BJP.
Mr Ashok Sahu, president of the Hindu Jagaran Samukhya condemned the BJD-BJP government for trying to cover up the murder by blaming the Maoists. "The Maoist facades is being deliberately used to protect the real culprits and to terrorise the public," he alleged. Mr Sahu said that he suspected it to be the handiwork of a militant religious minority.
Rejecting the judicial probe ordered by the state government, Mr Sahu said: "We have had enough judicial inquiries. The government is in no position to order anything, it has lost its morale right to govern and a CBI probe needs to be ordered".
"The militants behind the killing had held a meeting at Raikia on 9 August and had conspired to eliminate the VHP leader," he alleged.
"The VHP leader was actively opposing cow slaughter and conversion in the region," he said while recalling the violent incident over a cow slaughter that had taken place last month in the same area where he was killed yesterday.
Reliable sources said that the BJP was initially reluctant to come out openly in support of tomorrowâSs Orissa bandh. It was apprehensive of incurring the wrath of chief minister Mr Naveen Patnaik but pressure from the highest levels in the VHP and Bajrang Dal ranks forced the BJP to issue a statement supporting the bandh, said these sources.
http://www.thestatesman.net/page.news.php?...ess=1&id=219578
BJP ministers under fire from allies
Statesman News Service
BHUBANESWAR, August 24: The state unit of the BJP and its ministers in particular came under severe fire from their own affiliates over the failure of the government to protect VHP leader Laxmanananda Saraswati who along with five others were shot dead in Kandhamal district yesterday.
Several fronts of like the Hindu Jagaran Samukhya demanded resignation of the BJP ministers, and the DGP Mr Gopal Nanda. The BJPâs attempt to assuage such feelings by reluctantly agreeing to support the VHP sponsored Orissa bandh call tomorrow failed to break the ice.
Bajrang Dal and VHP activists poured out their anger today against BJP ministers. What are these BJP ministers doing who get votes due to us they said. They enjoy all the benefits, live in luxury and fail to protect leaders like Laxmananandaji who had repeatedly pleaded for his security, asked angry the activists here today.
Barely 12 hours prior to the ghastly attack, Laxmanananda Saraswati had informed the police administration of a threat letter received by him. Yet the BJD-BJP government failed to act, they decried.
We will take to the streets if these ministers do not resign immediately, declared the younger elements in the Sangh Parivar.
The co-convener of Bajrang Dal, Mr Subash Chouhan was visibly seething in anger as he arrived here from Raipur. "The state government has failed and to cover up its failure it has started blaming the Maoists," he charged.
Questioning the very existence of the government he listed out innumerable instances of attack and threats on Laxamananda Saraswati over the last one year.
Mr Chouhan, known to be a firebrand leader, took pot shots at the reactions that had come in from various quarters.
"When the unfortunate killing of Graham Staines took place, there was an international outrage, but ironically now when Laxamananda Saraswati and four of his disciples are gunned down, even those who owe their political careers to the VHP shy away from reacting strongly lest they may lose their âjobâ" said Mr Chouhan. He was implicitly referring the ministerial berths occupied by the BJP.
Mr Ashok Sahu, president of the Hindu Jagaran Samukhya condemned the BJD-BJP government for trying to cover up the murder by blaming the Maoists. "The Maoist facades is being deliberately used to protect the real culprits and to terrorise the public," he alleged. Mr Sahu said that he suspected it to be the handiwork of a militant religious minority.
Rejecting the judicial probe ordered by the state government, Mr Sahu said: "We have had enough judicial inquiries. The government is in no position to order anything, it has lost its morale right to govern and a CBI probe needs to be ordered".
"The militants behind the killing had held a meeting at Raikia on 9 August and had conspired to eliminate the VHP leader," he alleged.
"The VHP leader was actively opposing cow slaughter and conversion in the region," he said while recalling the violent incident over a cow slaughter that had taken place last month in the same area where he was killed yesterday.
Reliable sources said that the BJP was initially reluctant to come out openly in support of tomorrowâSs Orissa bandh. It was apprehensive of incurring the wrath of chief minister Mr Naveen Patnaik but pressure from the highest levels in the VHP and Bajrang Dal ranks forced the BJP to issue a statement supporting the bandh, said these sources.