Now, Ram Jethmalani demands Nitin Gadkari's resignation
Just a day after his son Mahesh quit BJP's NEC, after refusing to work under the embattled Nitin Gadkari, the irrepressible Ram Jethmalani echoed his words, demanding BJP chief's head for a string of controversies that he is embroiled in, including alleged corruption.
Jethmalani stepped up pressure on BJP leadership today demanding the immediate resignation of BJP President Nitin Gadkari and claimed three other senior leaders including Jaswant Singh and Yashwant Sinha were with him on the issue.
"I am in touch with Jaswant Singh, Yashwant Sinha and Shatrughan Sinha (all Lok Sabha members). We seem to be on the same wave length. I don't presume to predict how they will.... We are clearly of the opinion that resignation of the party President is imminently called for," he told reporters
He said he had written to Gadkari and L K Advani on his and on behalf of other three leaders but refused to divulge the contents.
Jethmalani, who first demanded Gadkari's resignation last month, said Gadkari should not be given another term as President since it would harm the party in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. The recent BJP national council meeting had amended the party's constitution to enable Gadkari get a second term.
His son Mahesh, who is also an eminent lawyer, yesterday quit BJP national executive, saying he cannot be associated with it as long as Gadkari remains the party President.
Jethmalani said there was churning going on in the RSS on the Gadkari issue and felt that the Sangh fountainhead has not
