NEW DELHI, Feb 1:
The main Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party will boycott Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde in and outside Parliament for his “Hindu terror” remark.
“…Mr Shinde has insulted Hindus by his remark. He said the BJP and the RSS are promoting Hindu terror. The BJP core group condemned his statement,” BJP leader Ananth Kumar today told reporters after the party’s core group meeting at the party headquarters here.
The meeting, which lasted for about two hours, was attended by BJP president Rajnath Singh, senior party leaders LK Advani, Sushma Swaraj, Arun Jaitley, Nitin Gadkari and others.
“From tomorrow, the BJP workers will show black flags to Mr Shinde where ever he travels in the country,” Mr Kumar said.
He said the BJP will also boycott every meeting called by Mr Shinde, who is also Leader of the House in the Lok Sabha.
“The BJP will have no communication with Mr Shinde,” the BJP leader added.
Mr Kumar demanded that Mr Shinde must apologise for his remark and withdraw it.
“The statement of Mr Shinde shows the Congress’ anti-Hindu mentallity. The BJP will not tolerate this,” he alleged.
At the Congress “Chintan Shivir” in Jaipur recently, Mr Shinde had accused the Rashtriya Syayamsevak Sangh and the BJP of promoting “Hindu terror” at their training camps.
The BJP has alleged that Mr Shinde had made the comments because of vote-bank politics.
The BJP’s decision to boycott Mr Shinde is likely to create ‘trouble’ for the ruling Congress-led UPA Governent during the Budget Session of Parliament which will start from February 21.
The Government needs the Opposition’s support on several important legislations.
On BJP’s National Council meeting, Mr Kumar said the date and place for the meeting will be announced tomorrow. (UNI)
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