The Opposition in the Uttarakhand Assembly has demanded an apology from Governor-designate Aziz Qureshi for his statement on ‘Nehru-Gandhi family' loyalty.
A senior Congress leader and former Madhya Pradesh Minister, Mr. Qureshi, drew flak after he said his continued loyalty to the Gandhi family had paid off.
Uttarakhand Minister and Congress chief Yashpal Arya, however, described the statement as an off-the-cuff remark by a simple senior statesman. “I am sure Mr. Qureshi will prove a very judicious Governor,” Mr. Arya said urging the Opposition not to smell a rat everywhere.
But State BJP chief Bishen Singh Chufal said Mr. Qureshi should first apologise to the nation for having lowered the dignity of the Governor's office by saying that he had got the job as a reward for his loyalty to Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and his longstanding service to the Nehru-Gandhi family.
BSP leader Suraj Mal said Mr. Qureshi did not deserve the job.
Uttarakhand Kranti Dal (Panwar) chief Trivendra Singh Panwar said: “Mr. Qureshi's statement was not in keeping with the stature of a Governor.”
A section of the bureaucracy, while describing the statement as an immature act, expressed the hope that Mr. Qureshi would retract his statement and mend fences with the Opposition.
Kudos to Querishi who has the moral courage to speak out the truth! All those who occupy ministerial chairs in the UPA government and office bearers of the Congress party know this fact which is an open secret.
Governor-designateAziz Qureshi has to be congratulated for 'RE-
AFFIRMING'his loyalty to his leader!On the otherhand,BJP leaders owe
an apology for forgetting their leader Ataljee so soon! Respecting
the accepted tradition of not giving a President of India a second
term, he declined to support Kalam in 2007!Sushmaji says "BJP will
support Kalam"!JD(U)and Left have expressed a different view!
He just said the obvious which our impotent bureaucracy is incapable of admitting and acknowledging.
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