07-22-2007, 11:46 PM
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BJP flacks at UNPA's stand in Prez poll
PTI | Bangalore
A day after UPA-Left candidate Parathiba Patil's election as President, the BJP today lashed out at the UNPA (United National Progressive Alliance) for the stand it adopted in the poll and for the comments made against Bhairon Singh Shekhawat.
"The UNPA made uncharitable comments against Shekhawat, who received kudos from all. People who abstained from voting should do some soul searching," BJP senior leader M Venkaiah Naidu said, addressing the Karnataka unit office bearers executive meeting held here on Sunday.
Rebuking UNPA for not supporting Shekhawat, he reminded them that it was these parties who had supported the same candidate in the Vice-President election. "At that time he was a good candidate. How can he become bad now, they should explain."
UNPA leaders should explain what purpose was served by abstaining from voting and the cause it served for the non-Congress forces, he wondered. He also took a dig at those who sought to espouse the cause of women, questioning why these forces had not supported Lakshmi Sehgal, who contested against APJ Abdul Kalam in the last election.
"Yes, we have lost the election. But we have put Congress in the dock here. It is our victory", Naidu said.
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PTI | Bangalore
A day after UPA-Left candidate Parathiba Patil's election as President, the BJP today lashed out at the UNPA (United National Progressive Alliance) for the stand it adopted in the poll and for the comments made against Bhairon Singh Shekhawat.
"The UNPA made uncharitable comments against Shekhawat, who received kudos from all. People who abstained from voting should do some soul searching," BJP senior leader M Venkaiah Naidu said, addressing the Karnataka unit office bearers executive meeting held here on Sunday.
Rebuking UNPA for not supporting Shekhawat, he reminded them that it was these parties who had supported the same candidate in the Vice-President election. "At that time he was a good candidate. How can he become bad now, they should explain."
UNPA leaders should explain what purpose was served by abstaining from voting and the cause it served for the non-Congress forces, he wondered. He also took a dig at those who sought to espouse the cause of women, questioning why these forces had not supported Lakshmi Sehgal, who contested against APJ Abdul Kalam in the last election.
"Yes, we have lost the election. But we have put Congress in the dock here. It is our victory", Naidu said.