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'Congress can decide whether to honour Vajpayee or not'

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Posted online: Saturday , January 12, 2008 at 05:49:25
Updated: Saturday , January 12, 2008 at 06:04:29


Kochi, January 12: The BJP said it was upto the Congress to decide whether it wants to honour former Prime Minister A B Vajpayee with Bharat Ratna or not.

"Vajpayeeji has commanded the respect of one and all right from the initial period of his political life. He never called anyone 'Maut Ka Saudagar' (Merchants of death)," BJP national president Rajnath Singh said while referring to the statement made by Congress president Sonia Gandhi during her campaign prior to the Gujarat Assembly elections.

On names of CPM veteran Jyoti Basu and Bahujan Samaj Party's late leader Kanshiram cropping up for the coveted award, Singh said, "you take an opinion poll of the people of India and you will get the answers."

Senior BJP leader L K Advani, who was recently appointed the party's Prime Ministerial candidate, in a letter to the Prime Minister on January 5, proposed Vajpayee's name for the Bharat Ratna.

Asked if Advani had consulted the party before shooting of the letter, Singh said it was Advani's decision but the party supported it.

Rajnath Singh is in Kerala to attend the party's state executive meeting.

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BR only for Congress party PMs and their friends by Bharat on 12 Jan 2008

Other than Shri Vajpayee, there is no person in the country today who qualify for the BR. Not even Jyoti Basu. But note, for Congress party, BR is only meant for their party's people, friends and relatives. They distribute it as Deepawali gifts. What great contribution Rajiv did to the nation to award him BR after his death? I guess, this year Congress would gift BR to Afzal Guru or Sanjay Dutt or Sohrabuddin. For Congress, there are no better than these three. Or perhaps any other Christian missionries, who has converted maximum hindus into christianity.

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