ADVT:

  Home   Astrology   Business   Indiafocus   Lifestyle   Movies   News   Parenting   Online Exam   Sports   Travel
Home » India » Full Story

Sikkim BJP members resign en bloc to join Cong
Saturday, September 20 2003 15:34 Hrs (IST)

Gangtok: Members of the dissolved Sikkim unit of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) under the leadership of its former president K C Pradhan have resigned en bloc from the party to join hands with the Congress.

Pradhan along with the rest of the members of BJP's disbanded state committee is now in New Delhi to negotiate their merger with All India Congress Committee (AICC) leaders, sources close to him informed on September 20.

Shortly before leaving for New Delhi, Pradhan said in a statement, "We have resigned from the primary membership of BJP and decided to merge en bloc with Congress under the leadership of Sonia Gandhi with the one-point agenda of protection of Article 371(F) of Constitution which provides special safeguards to Sikkim."

According to Pradhan, the Pawan Chamling-led Sikkim Democratic Front government in the state was "eroding the spirit" of Article 371(F) of the Constitution and breeding a sense of insecurity among the different communities in the state about their political rights.

"But our complaints and criticisms regarding this always fell on deaf ears with the BJP leadership ignoring them on the same old pretext of SDF being part of the ruling NDA (National Democratic Alliance) at the Centre," Pradhan said.

This was primarily the reason why the state BJP unit members resigned from the party and decided to join the Congress.

PTI

What do you think of this article ? Click here to post your views




Opinion Poll
Is any day a happy day in India?
Blue moons are rare
I don't care
No
    

Results | Previous Results
More News
Is it Democracy or Monocracy?
Terror, part of Paks state...
Omar not in Pak?
BREAKING NEWS: Shiv Sena...
Probe ordered into MP jailbreak
LeT getting stronger and...
Parliament stalled over...
Govt to hold meeting sugarcane...
Clinton wants to keep away from...
Suspected Maoists derail train
DTC launches low-floor buses on...
Lashkar threat to Goa film...
Forget regionalism, unite as...
Frustrated teen sent threat...
Sheikh Haseena honoured for her...
Bajrang Dal calls for boycott...
'I extorted money with respect'
Did Rana help terrorists enter...
Another Metro mishap claims a...
Obamas to meet Manmohan in a...
Karzai vows to fight against...
Worth a click
  Sarees
Baby Clothes
Jewellery
Bluetooth Headsets
Health & Fitness