BJP wants Bansal to resign from Lok Sabha seat

Party says he had 'lost confidence' of his voters after CBI arrested his nephew in a bribery case

BJP today asked former Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal to resign from membership of Lok Sabha from Chandigarh, claiming he had "lost confidence" of his voters after CBI arrested his nephew in a bribery case.

"Pawan Bansal should resign from the membership of Chandigarh Lok Sabha seat as he has lost confidence of the general public of Chandigarh (after his nephew's arrest)," said Sanjay Tandon, President BJP, Chandigarh, Sanjay Tandon said here.

Meanwhile, Ex-Servicemen Cell and Doctors Cell of BJP, Chandigarh, also held a protest against Bansal here.