09-13-2007, 08:01 PM
<b>Govt to withdraw objectionable parts of Ram Setu affidavit </b>
<b>BJP wants dismissal of minister over Ram affidavit </b><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->New Delhi, Sept 13: The BJP Thursday demanded that the culture minister be dismissed if found involved in approving the government affidavit that said there is no evidence to establish existence of Lord Ram.
"Any minister, whether culture or of any other portfolio, if found involved in approving this blasphemous affidavit must be sacked. Action should also be taken against officials who prepared it," BJP Chief Rajnath Singh said over phone from Assam as Union Law Minister H R Bharadwaj announced that a supplementary affidavit would be filed in the Supreme Court.
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He also accused the government of insulting the constitution, which he said contained images of Ram, Sita and Hanuman.
"The government has made an assault on Hindu sentiments, which cannot be tolerated at any cost," the BJP chief said.
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<b>BJP wants dismissal of minister over Ram affidavit </b><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->New Delhi, Sept 13: The BJP Thursday demanded that the culture minister be dismissed if found involved in approving the government affidavit that said there is no evidence to establish existence of Lord Ram.
"Any minister, whether culture or of any other portfolio, if found involved in approving this blasphemous affidavit must be sacked. Action should also be taken against officials who prepared it," BJP Chief Rajnath Singh said over phone from Assam as Union Law Minister H R Bharadwaj announced that a supplementary affidavit would be filed in the Supreme Court.
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He also accused the government of insulting the constitution, which he said contained images of Ram, Sita and Hanuman.
"The government has made an assault on Hindu sentiments, which cannot be tolerated at any cost," the BJP chief said.
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