03-19-2009, 10:16 PM
The latest-- perhaps the most wise decision of the BJP
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BJP drops Varun from list of party campaigners
New Delhi (PTI): In an apparent bid to keep itself away from further controversy arising out of the anti-Muslim remarks of Varun Gandhi, the BJP has dropped him from the official list of party campaigners for the Lok Sabha polls.
Mr. Gandhi was originally among the list of 40 party leaders which the BJP had decided to submit to the Election Commission a day after the first notification for the polls come out on 23 March.
"The official list of campaigners will be of official speakers of the party. The move (of removing Varun Gandhi's name) is an effort towards not having any further controversies while we need to concentrate on the polls," a top party leader, in charge of the campaign, said.
The recent change in rules introduced by the EC makes the party responsible along with the leader for any violation of the model code of conduct, the leader said. Mr. Gandhi's name also does not figure in the list of leaders for whom the party on Thursday demanded extra security cover during their campaign
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BJP drops Varun from list of party campaigners
New Delhi (PTI): In an apparent bid to keep itself away from further controversy arising out of the anti-Muslim remarks of Varun Gandhi, the BJP has dropped him from the official list of party campaigners for the Lok Sabha polls.
Mr. Gandhi was originally among the list of 40 party leaders which the BJP had decided to submit to the Election Commission a day after the first notification for the polls come out on 23 March.
"The official list of campaigners will be of official speakers of the party. The move (of removing Varun Gandhi's name) is an effort towards not having any further controversies while we need to concentrate on the polls," a top party leader, in charge of the campaign, said.
The recent change in rules introduced by the EC makes the party responsible along with the leader for any violation of the model code of conduct, the leader said. Mr. Gandhi's name also does not figure in the list of leaders for whom the party on Thursday demanded extra security cover during their campaign
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