BJP expels Jethmalani for 6 years over revolt
The BJP on Tuesday expelled Rajya Sabha MP Ram Jethmalani from its primary membership for six years for “breach of discipline”. Mr Jeth-malani, 89, one of India’s top lawyers, was initially suspended from the party in November last year and issued a showcause notice for raising the banner of revolt against then party president Nitin Gadkari.
In a letter to Mr Jethmalani, senior BJP leader Ananth Kumar said the party’s parliamentary board, after going through his reply to the showcause notice, decided unanimously to expel him from the party for six years. The letter said: “The central parliamentary board, after considering all your replies, responses and letters, was of the unanimous opinion that you indulged in a breach of discipline. The parliamentary board, therefore, decided to expel you for six years.”
His expulsion comes weeks after he barged into the parliamentary party meeting and questioned his continued suspension and attacked the leadership for going soft on the Congress over corruption. He said the party should either throw him out or take the notice back.
Mr Jethmalani will now be an independent member of the Upper House.
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PM: Sometimes the best can be enemy of good
Tokyo, May 28: An unusually candid Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Tuesday that in public life “sometimes the best can become the enemy of the good”. He was responding to a Japanese banker’s query about easing restrictions on opening foreign bank branches.
“These are tough technical questions... the preserve of our finance ministry and Reserve Bank of India. If I may confess to you, the higher we go in public life, the lesser we know of lower levels.” — PTI
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