NDA warns of disruption in Parliament if Dikshit stays

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has warned of disrupting Parliament proceedings if the Congress-led Union government doesn’t take action against the Sheila Dikshit government in Delhi, which has been indicted by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) for irregularities in the Commonwealth Games last year.

Senior NDA leaders argue that if action can be taken against former telecom minister A Raja on the basis of a CAG report and if B S Yeddyurappa was made to resign as the Karnataka chief minister on the basis of a Lokayukta report, there was no reason why the Delhi chief minister should be spared.

“We want Sheila Dikshit to resign. She was responsible for the Commonwealth Games projects and action should be taken against her. If action can be taken against former telecom minister A Raja and NDA leaders had asked former Karnataka chief minister B S Yeddyurappa to resign, then similar action is needed against Sheila Dikshit,” said a senior NDA leader.

The Congress party also rules the Delhi government.

The BJP leadership, which met at the residence of senior leader L K Advani, has decided to demand for a discussion on the irregularities in CWG and also on the role of the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) in the controversial allocation of 2G spectrum. Soon after the meeting, BJP leaders said they would again meet along with their NDA partners tomorrow in Parliament to finalise their stand on the two issues. During the meeting, the leaders also discussed issues surrounding land acquisition but have decided to first consult with NDA leaders to finalise their stand.

“For the last few days, several corruption-related issues have come up. All such issues were discussed to finalise the party’s strategy. There is a meeting of the NDA leaders on Monday morning, we will take a final decision on what will be the strategy in the Parliament for the week,” said S S Ahluwalia, senior BJP leader.

While answering a question on the BJP’s demand for Dikshit’s resignation, Ahluwalia said, “We have not retracted from our demand.”