BJP demands resignation of UPA govt on nuclear deal issue

Accusing the Prime Minister of "misleading" the Parliament and the country on the nuclear deal issue, the BJP today demanded the resignation of the Manmohan Singh government.

"The Manmohan Singh government has no business to continue in office and should leave immediately," senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha told a press conference here.

The former external affairs minister said in view of the "gross breach" of privilege of both the Houses of Parliament, an immediate session should be convened "within the shortest possible time" to enable BJP to move a privilege motion against the Prime Minister if the UPA did not quit.

The BJP made the demands in the wake of the disclosure of correspondence between the Bush administration and US Congress that the pact would be off if India conducted a nuclear test.