Tuesday, January 17 2006 11:36 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

New Delhi: Expelled Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Uma Bharti today (Jan 17, 2006) made a scathing attack on senior leaders Atal Bihari Vajpayee and L K Advani, holding them responsible for the 'ideological crisis' in the party.

Arriving in the capital for the first time after her expulsion, the fire-brand Hindutva leader said "party is undergoing an ideological crisis. This happens when the focus shifts from politics of ideology to politics of power and the party will have to face the consequences".

Bharti, however, told reporters at New Delhi Railway Station, on arrival from Lucknow after completion of her Bhopal to Ayodhya 'Ram-Roti Yatra', that some leaders, and not the entire party, were responsible for the crisis and lakhs of party cadres "will teach them a lesson".

Asked to name the leaders, Bharti, who was expelled from the party for her utterances and conduct in the wake of leadership change in Madhya Pradesh, said, "whoever may have deviated from the ideology, Vajpayee and Advani as the top leaders of the party are responsible for it".

Bharti said she would focus on Uttar Pradesh and Uttaranchal during her proposed 'Jan Adesh Yatra' as "my party has done injustice to the people there".

She is likely to stay in the capital for two days before proceeding to Hyderabad for a public meeting. Bharti is expected to meet some Sangh Parivar and BJP leaders during her stay here.