06-24-2009, 09:42 PM
<b>Varun meets RSS leaders following criticism at BJP meet</b>
<i>Lucknow, Jun 24 : BJP Pilibhit MP Feroze Varun Gandhi today held a meeting with the senior Uttar Pradesh RSS leaders here to discuss strategies for strengthening the party in the State.</i><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Mr Gandhi had an hour-long discussion with RSS regional pracharak Ashok Beri at the local RSS headquarters this morning, state BJP sources said.
The meeting was kept secret and none of the senior state BJP leaders were aware of the discussion. The BJP MP is scheduled to leave for New Delhi this this noon.
The state BJP sources said the RSS regional Pracharak and Mr Gandhi also discussed in detail about the progress of the hate speech case pending with the Pilibhit police.
<b>''Varun gave certain suggestions to the RSS for the revival of the party in the state besides a strategy for the Mission 2012 Assembly polls was discussed</b>," the sources added.
BJP state press secretary Hero Vajpayee told UNI here that Varun Gandhi visited Saraswati Sishu Mandir this morning.
''This was a personal visit of the Pilibhit MP and the state BJP is not aware of with whom the leader met and what discussions were held'', Mr Vajpayee said.
<b>His meeting with the RSS leaders assumes significance in view of the rumours within the party that Varun could be made the party's state president to give a youthful look to the party, BJP </b>sources claim. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<i>Lucknow, Jun 24 : BJP Pilibhit MP Feroze Varun Gandhi today held a meeting with the senior Uttar Pradesh RSS leaders here to discuss strategies for strengthening the party in the State.</i><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Mr Gandhi had an hour-long discussion with RSS regional pracharak Ashok Beri at the local RSS headquarters this morning, state BJP sources said.
The meeting was kept secret and none of the senior state BJP leaders were aware of the discussion. The BJP MP is scheduled to leave for New Delhi this this noon.
The state BJP sources said the RSS regional Pracharak and Mr Gandhi also discussed in detail about the progress of the hate speech case pending with the Pilibhit police.
<b>''Varun gave certain suggestions to the RSS for the revival of the party in the state besides a strategy for the Mission 2012 Assembly polls was discussed</b>," the sources added.
BJP state press secretary Hero Vajpayee told UNI here that Varun Gandhi visited Saraswati Sishu Mandir this morning.
''This was a personal visit of the Pilibhit MP and the state BJP is not aware of with whom the leader met and what discussions were held'', Mr Vajpayee said.
<b>His meeting with the RSS leaders assumes significance in view of the rumours within the party that Varun could be made the party's state president to give a youthful look to the party, BJP </b>sources claim. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->