04-07-2006, 11:52 PM
Don't undermine statute: LKAdd to Clippings
[ Saturday, April 08, 2006 12:10:39 amTIMES NEWS NETWORK ]
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AHMEDABAD/BHUBANES-WAR: Any legislation proposed on the office of profit issue should not undermine the "rationale and logic" of the specific provisions of the Constitution, said leader of opposition L K Advani on the second day of his 'Bharat Suraksha Yatra' on Friday.
"There was a rationale and logic behind Articles 102 and 103 on the issue of office of profit. This should not be undermined," he told reporters when asked whether BJP would support any legislation brought forward by the government in this regard.
He trained his guns on the issue of illegal migrants, alleging that the Congress-led UPA government at the Centre had failed to deal with illegal infiltrators from Bangladesh. He said the issue posed a major threat to the country's unity and integrity.
Advani alleged that the recent amendment in the Foreigners' Tribunal Order by the UPA government was another compromise on this controversial issue, especially when the Supreme Court has struck down the Illegal Migrants Determination by Tribunal Act, 1985 (IMDT) as unconstitutional.
He accused Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of compromising on the illegal migrants' issue.
He said by amending the Foreigners' Tribunal Order and introducing into it the "nefarious provisions" of IMDT Act, the UPA government has provided legal protection to Bangladeshi infiltrators. Advani later left for Rajkot to commence his Bharat Surakshya Yatra.
In Bhubaneswar, BJP president looked relaxed even as the AC of his rath developed snags and the temperature hovered around 40 degree Celsius.
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[ Saturday, April 08, 2006 12:10:39 amTIMES NEWS NETWORK ]
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AHMEDABAD/BHUBANES-WAR: Any legislation proposed on the office of profit issue should not undermine the "rationale and logic" of the specific provisions of the Constitution, said leader of opposition L K Advani on the second day of his 'Bharat Suraksha Yatra' on Friday.
"There was a rationale and logic behind Articles 102 and 103 on the issue of office of profit. This should not be undermined," he told reporters when asked whether BJP would support any legislation brought forward by the government in this regard.
He trained his guns on the issue of illegal migrants, alleging that the Congress-led UPA government at the Centre had failed to deal with illegal infiltrators from Bangladesh. He said the issue posed a major threat to the country's unity and integrity.
Advani alleged that the recent amendment in the Foreigners' Tribunal Order by the UPA government was another compromise on this controversial issue, especially when the Supreme Court has struck down the Illegal Migrants Determination by Tribunal Act, 1985 (IMDT) as unconstitutional.
He accused Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of compromising on the illegal migrants' issue.
He said by amending the Foreigners' Tribunal Order and introducing into it the "nefarious provisions" of IMDT Act, the UPA government has provided legal protection to Bangladeshi infiltrators. Advani later left for Rajkot to commence his Bharat Surakshya Yatra.
In Bhubaneswar, BJP president looked relaxed even as the AC of his rath developed snags and the temperature hovered around 40 degree Celsius.
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