BANGALORE(PTI): The three day national session of the Right Wing opposition pro Hindu Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) concluded here June 20 with are solve to launch a ‘relentless three month” campaign against corruption.
Announcing this at the close of the national session, party president, Lal Krishan Advani said the nationwide campaign would begin. On June 26and end on September 25. The party expressed its resolve to cleanse the Indian polity of corruption by mobilizing public opinion 10 make the election process free from the influence of black money, It would also mount pressure (0 bring about electoral reforms in this regard he said. ‘The party in its political resolution called for the dissolution of the Lok Sabha (Lower house of parliament) and ordering of midterm polls following searnster Harshad Mehta’s allegation that Indian prime minister P.V.Narasimha Rao had taken Rs 10 million as pay offs.
Former BJP chief Dr.Murli Manohar Joshi said the national council of the party was conscious that India was facing multiple challenges to its sovereignty and territorial Integrity.
The ‘nefarious designs” of Pakistan to disintegrate India and the fact that Kashmir continued to bleed were of great concern, he said.
Article extracted from this publication >> June 25, 1993