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Varun security issue: Sushma not happy with PC's briefing

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Posted: Jul 09, 2009 at 1142 hrs IST
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New Delhi BJP leader Sushma Swaraj on Thursday said she was "disappointed" with the briefings of Home Minister P Chidambaram on the issue of security of young party MP Varun Gandhi.

"...I can tell you that I am not satisfied with whatever he had said. Rather I am disappointed," Swaraj told reporters after meeting Chidambaram in New Delhi.

The BJP leader, however, refused to disclose the details of her meeting with the Home Minister saying "what transpired in the meeting was between me and the Home Minister, I am not going to disclose it. At least, I would like to respect the sentiments in which the letter was written.

"But I have requested him one thing. If he accedes to that then it will be better," she said without elaborating.

Asked about her accusation against Chidambaram of making public the letter written to her by him, she said "As far as my allegation is concerned (leakage of the letter), he himself accepted it. I told him that it was not a leakage, but it was officially uploaded in the website".

On Wednesday, Swaraj had accused the Home Minister of making public a letter he (Chidambaram) had written to her regarding security arrangements for the 29-year-old leader.

"He (Chidambaram) told me that many people were asking him what is his response to Swaraj's statement. He told them that he has written a letter to me and also told them that he has invited me for a meeting," she said.

The Home Minister dismissed BJP's allegation of adopting a "lackadaisical" attitude on Varun's security, saying the MP has been provided adequate protection taking into account the inputs of the intelligence agencies.

The Home Minister in his letter, which was made public, had said the "government has also taken into account the inputs provided by the intelligence agencies. As in the case of every other protected person, the level of security provided to Varun is periodically reviewed," Chidambaram said in the one-page letter to Swaraj.

"I, therefore, suggest that, if you wish, you may kindly meet me and I shall take you into confidence about the security cover provided to Varun," he said in the letter.

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Security for Communal hindu leaders? by basit on 09 Jul 2009

All the terrorising political criminals are cowards when the day of reckoning comes.Advani, MM Joshi, Uma bharti, Sadhvi Pragya,Rithambara,Togadia, Bal thakeray,narendar Modi are those hynenas and wolves who are respomsible for five decades of muslim oppression and engineered riots.Instead of being punished they are given Z security while the hapless terrorised muslims are tortured and killed in jails or shot down in cold blood.They are kiled in fake encounters and the matter is closed.The dead do not speak.Why is the law of the land protective towards the hindutva criminals? If varun Gandhi spread so much venom and hatred in his speeches, he should be punished for bringing inastabity and promoting hatred between hindus and muslims.He should be thrown to the Wolves.Are muslim leaders given any assurance let alone protection?What happened to Sanjay responsible for the turkaman Gate incident and force sterilisation campaign ogainst the muslims.He died like a dog,Provide muslims safety.

Criminal likes are victims but what about the real victims? by DR.PETROL PUMP CHOR on 09 Jul 2009

After making life insecure for many innocent people by inciting religious hatred, the BJP leaders now ironically need extra secruity, but what about the common persons whose lives they destroyed in our Hindu names? Who will provide security to them?

We need answers from BJP leaders.... by Jinnah on 09 Jul 2009

Sushma, how about providing security to all those whose Mosques were demolised or whose Churches were burned, and whose daughters and mothers were raped, and even nuns were raped and murdered in our Hindu names by BJP associates?How would you help these persons? And why is your and Advanis name allegedly associated with the top most and the most wanted terrorist Dawood Ibrahim? The nation and specially us Hindus need some clear answers from you, and why are you targetting our Hindu Dharma by injecting Al-Qaida like injections?

BJP is destroying the image of our Hinduism and India in general by Jinnah on 09 Jul 2009

BJP is playing a double role, because on side some of its leaders are scorning Muslims, but on the other hand Sushma Swaraj and her liar boss Advani are allegedly accused by Madan Lal Khurana for having connections with the most wanted terrorists Dawood Ibrahim. Now why was Laxman Bangaru the BJP leader ready to sell the defence secrets of our country to any of our enemies as seen on tehlka? And why did Advani all of a sudden declare Jinnah as secular despite the fact, that because of him our country was parted into two because of religious grounds.And why did BJP send Jaswant Singh to Kandahar with truck loads of ransom money and top terrorists?Had the Congress done these mistakes then they would have been painted as anti-Hindu or anti-India, but by looking at the nature of these incidents we believe that the BJP has a lots of explaining to do to us Hindus........

Intolerance is not the future of India by Ponkoh Sivakumaran on 09 Jul 2009

This matter of the security for Varun Gandhi should be dropped. He wanted to make the lives of so many people insecure by inciting religious hatred and violence. He cannot now ask for security. He must live with his own misdeed. It is best to strive for peace and harmony in a manner that accords with Hindu ideals if you want to promote a Hindu state rather than incite violence. Promotion of a Hindu state is not a Hindu ideal anyway. Tolerance is. It is best to give a new image to the BJP as it seems the only alternative government in India. Intolerance will not fly anymore. So, give up this idea of protecting another Gandhi. They will not count in the future of India. The young and the poor will get wise. The BJP must ditch Varun Gandhi and cultivate a new image of tolerance if it is to become a credible force. Leave aside scoring points against people like Mr Chidambaram who could not win his own elections without a shadow of doubt. It wont count in the long run.

Varun is being Hunted by iyer on 09 Jul 2009

Mr.Amit purohit has rightly said.Varun gandhi is being actually targeted by the UPA

PC is right by Krupa on 09 Jul 2009

Correct decision by PC. You cannot expect any Tom, Dick and Harry to mess up things in their attempts to fast track their political careers and when things go wrong run to the govt for protection. There are so many BJP leaders in this country without any security, some of them doing good jobs. Why does this moron Varun needs to be protected with my tax money? What has been his contribution to this nation so far? Sorry Sushmaji. If you are so concerned then please arrange your own private security to protect this jobsworth. My tax rupees are for more useful purpose in this country. In any case I do not believe there is any threat to this fellow from the ISI backed mafia. After all the intentions of people like this Varun and that of ISI are all the same..i.e. breaking up of India.

Sales Manager by John Dsouza on 09 Jul 2009

If you are brave to say nonscence and later on, there is so much fear for your life's you the whole sangh parivar starts begging of security, " which is the tax payers money for the protection of your useless life " which creates nothing but dishormony in the nation. after downing the Babri Masjid so much life is lost due to these peoples evilness. IF i would have been in PC chair i would have told sushma to buss off, so they would have known how to keep their mouth shut.

Kya kare Chidambaram? by Amit Purohit on 09 Jul 2009

Sushmaji, you have to understand the fact that not only the helpless PM but the entire Congress party has kept itself hostage to two three prsons and Chidambaram is no exception. Afterall he lost election and on orders of one puppet Navin Chawla the EVM were tampered to help him declatred elected. He has to pay back for his welfare back to the crooked ladyand her dictates.

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