National vice-president of Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi announced full support of the Party to chaurasi-kosi-Yatra and accused Congress along with Samajwadi Party for trying to create law and order problem over the issue.
The ban of the VHP’s chaurasi-kosi-yatra is unwanted and unconstitutional. The saints need no certificate from the state or central government that when and where they could perform religious functions", asserted Naqvi advising the State as well as Central Government to stop playing with Rs fire’ by imposing a ban on the Yatra. Interestingly he went on to term the government as Rs Shaitan’ while saying that the saints need no permission for religious functions. Replying to a question that BJP position in the Yatra, Naqvi who was addressing the media persons here on Friday afternoon categorically said that Party fully support the Yatra though it was VHP’s programme in which only saints and priests will participate. When Naqvi was asked that even the High Court on Friday supported State
Government’s decision to put a ban on the Yatra, he refused to make any comment saying that he was not aware of any such orders till the time of press conference. Making an attack on poor economic conditions and rising prices etc, Naqvi said that Congress is focusing on Rs TRP’ - Tail (Oil), Rupee and Pyaz (Onion), all which are bringing tears in the eyes of the public. Citing the speech of American President, Barrack Obama during his visit to India in which he admitted poor financial condition in his country and praised Manmohan Singh and even went to say that he will take suggestions from Indian Prime Minister who is an economist that how the conditions could be improve in America, Naqvi said that he wanted to question Manmohan Singh that what advice he forwarded to Obama that Dollar is rising by everyday while Indian rupee is continuously falling resulting into steep hike in prices of various commodities.
BJP National vice-president who was here to head the meeting of the Election Management Committee meeting of the Party’s state unit, also took on United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government on corruption issue. Everyone is fed up of rising prices and rampant corruption in the Government and are eagerly waiting for Parliament elections to throw out the Congress and it’s allies", Naqvi said adding that BJP is going to form next government with absolute majority. He also criticized government for failing to guard both internal and as well as external security saying that regular intrusion by Pakistani and Chinese forces in Indian soil showed that Government is not competent enough to tackle the situation.
later state president of BJP, laxmikant Bajpai announced the joining of former MP of lok Janshakti Party, Shashi Prakash. Giving details of the election committee meeting, Bajpai said that Naqvi had asked them to form similar election committees at zonal level by September 10 so that Party could move ahead with the next Parliament elections. He also announced that they will make one week drive in the next month in which they will ensure that names of everyone in present in the voters’ list or not and that they also had Voters’ I-card or not.