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BJP using silence to blunt Congress onslaught against Raje
New Delhi, June 29
Amid the stepped-up attack
by the Congress on beleaguered Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje,
the BJP central leadership has asked its national leaders not to speak
on the charges made against her by the opposition party.
The BJP
thinking is that the allegations will die down if the media hype over
Raje is not fed further with comments from senior party leaders.
Bharatiya
Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah has issued a gag order to the
party spokespersons and central leaders while allowing only the state
leadership to respond on this particular matter, party sources told IANS
on the condition of anonymity.
"Since it is a matter purely
linked to the Rajasthan BJP, there is no point for senior BJP leaders to
get involved in this verbal duel," said a BJP source.
Stepping
up the demand for Raje's resignation, the Congress on Monday alleged
that she had "direct financial dealings" with former IPL chief Lalit
Modi.
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh, at the forefront of making
these allegations against Raje, alleged that Niyant Heritage Pvt. Ltd., a
company owned by Raje, her son Dushyant Singh, daughter-in-law Niharika
Singh and Lalit Modi had taken over a Rajasthan government property,
converted it into a private high-end luxury hotel and invested over
Rs.100 crore.
Most BJP national spokespersons contacted by IANS refrained from commenting on the issue.
The
Rajasthan state unit, however, defended Raje. BJP state president Ashok
Parnami and Rajasthan minister Rajendra Rathore addressed a press
conference to deny the allegations.