Yashwant Singh slams party stand, offers to quit on ‘Lokpal’ issue

Accusing the party of not taking up the issue of corruption seriously, three BJP leaders including Yashwant Sinha on Wednesday offered to quit as Members of Parliament.

Besides Yashwant Sinha, Shatrughan Sinha and Uday Singh, MPs from Patnsaheb and Purnea respectively, sprung a surprise at the BJP Parliamentary Party meeting to discuss the strategy for the ongoing session.

Yashwant Sinha said the BJP had been unable to take a strong stand on the Lokpal issue which was necessary to “take the battle forward” against corruption.

The former finance minister and Hazaribagh MP made the surprise move at the meeting chaired by L K Advani, which expressed concern over the health of Anna Hazare and made an appeal to the Gandhian to end his fast.

Shatrughan Sinha said the BJP, instead of taking a clear cut stand, had been paying “lip service” on the Hazare issue and using the Congress as a punching bag.

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