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Advani conspiring with RSS: DPCC

By Our Staff Reporter

NEW DELHI OCT. 9. The Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee today accused the Deputy Prime Minister, L.K. Advani, of conspiring with the RSS and local BJP leaders to curtail the powers and autonomous functioning of the Sheila Dikshit Government and put obstacles in the execution of developmental works almost a year before the Assembly elections are due.

Terming the Union Home Ministry as an "extension office'' of the Sangh Parivar, the DPCC president, Subhash Chopra, charged that conspiracies were being hatched in Mr. Advani's office to destabilise the Congress Governments as elections to almost a dozen State Assemblies are going to be held during the next one year. The "political conspiracy'' hatched against the Congress Government in Delhi is a part of that nefarious design. By trying to suppress the functioning of a duly elected Government, the Home Ministry was clearly working against the interests of Delhiites.

Addressing a press conference here, Mr. Chopra demanded immediate withdrawal of the two controversial circulars issued by MHA as it violated all democratic norms and interfered with the constitutional functioning of an elected Government. He said by rejecting the demand for withdrawal of circulars, the Deputy Prime Minister had insulted the people of Delhi as their representatives had passed a resolution in this regard in the Assembly recently. Lashing out at Mr. Advani for justifying the issuance of two circulars, Mr. Chopra said on one hand he maintained that nothing has changed and on the other he has failed to spell out the reasons for making these amendments in the Transaction of Business Rules.

Taking a swipe at the Delhi BJP president, Madan Lal Khurana, the DPCC president, said it seems Mr. Khurana had become a spokesman of the MHA. "It is shocking that a confidential communication between Mr. Advani and the Chief Minister, Sheila Dikshit, was made available to Mr. Khurana who went on to distribute the letter from the party forum to newsmen. What is even more shocking is that while Mr. Khurana has talked about full Statehood, he has maintained a stoic silence on the issue of curtailment of powers of Delhi Government. On one hand they talk of empowerment by Statehood and on the other they conspire to wrest Delhi Government of its powers''.

Joining the issue, the DPCC spokesman, Mukesh Sharma, said it was unfortunate that Sangh Parivar had taken over the Ministry of Home Affairs and said slowly and steadily other Congress Governments would also be targeted. Turning his ire towards Mr. Khurana, the Congress spokesman said he had become a "habitual liar'' and has been giving misleading information with regard to various situations. Referring to the issue of Chavan Rishi Apartments, Mr. Sharma said it was in fact the Congress that had raised the issue in the Delhi Assembly while sitting in the Opposition. It had become a habit with Mr. Khurana to claim credit for anything and everything.

Warning Mr. Khurana to put an end to his misleading campaign, Mr. Sharma said that if he continued with his false propaganda, the Congress would be forced to respond strongly and it would become embarrassing for Mr. Khurana. "It seems Mr. Khurana is in a great hurry to assume charge of the Delhi administration and in that process he had lost the sense to differentiate between good and bad. It is high time he put a stop to this bunch of lies otherwise the Congress will expose him before the people,'' he added.

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