MOSCOW, Aug 6: Two senior-most former Russian generals have today demanded resignation and impeachment of President Boris Yeltsin and formation of a popular government.

The sensational statement was made by recently retired Defence Minister Gen Igor Rodionov and Russian Parliament Defence Committee chief Gen Leve Rochlin. Gen Rochlin indicated that he was building a political movement and was certain to achieve support from all political parties barring ultranationalists and Fascists.

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