Monday, May 8 2006 20:00 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

New Delhi: BJP today (May 8, 2006) said the Supreme Court's dismissal of actress-turned-politician Jaya Bachchan's petition challenging her disqualification as Rajya Sabha MP was on 'expected lines' and a similar fate awaited SoniaGandhi had she not resigned.

"The decision of the apex court is on expected lines. The Constitution, procedure and law are clear and all the processes were completed in Bachchan's case. The same fate awaited Congress President Sonia Gandhi if she had not resigned", party spokesman Prakash Javadekar told reporters here.

The BJP, he said, does not want any dilution of Articles 102 and 103 of the Constitution.

"Both the legislature and executive should be independent. While some Ministers can hold executive posts, there should not be many conflicting interests between the two", he said.

Asked whether BJP would support any legislation in this regard in the upcoming Parliament session, he said, "Let the Government first come out with concrete proposals and then we will react".