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Bjp Plans Privilege Motion Against Rao

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The party also attacked the CPI-M led LDF government in Kerala, alleging that the government had unleashed unprecedented violence on activists of the Sangh Parivar after assuming power. During the last five months, ten Sangh activists had been killed by Marxists.

It announced a state-level agitation against the state government from today, which marks the fortieth foundation day of Kerala.

Party vice president O Rajgopal said the Parivars campaign against the state government would be inaugurated by leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Sikander Bakht. The campaign would find manifestation in the form of mass demonstrations and rallies in all districts.

 

The BJP held that Rao is accused number one, as against the CBI charge sheet which has named him as accused number two, in the JMM pay-off case as, according to it, the pay-off was done at the instance of Rao and for his personal benefit. The party spokesperson said that the BJP was contemplating to move a breach of privilege motion against Rao for undermining the dignity of Parliament by purchasing votes of MPs to survive the Opposition-sponsored July 1993 no-confidence motion.

against the Congress government. By using money power to change his minority government into a majority, Rao has subverted the institution of Parliament.

The party would decide when to convene the BJP parliamentary party executive after return of former Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee from the United Nations. The executive would decide how to proceed on the issue of privilege motion, she added.

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First Published: Nov 01 1996 | 12:00 AM IST

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