Senior RSS leader M.G. Vaidya on Sunday questioned the BJP's decision of readmitting Jaswant Singh into the party and not leaders like Uma Bharti, Govindacharya and Sanjay Joshi.
“Why was only Jaswant Singh readmitted? Why not Govindacharya, Uma Bharti and Sanjay Joshi? They (the three leaders) might have made some mistakes but it was not as serious as that of praising Jinnah (which L.K. Advani made),” Mr. Vaidya said in an article in a Marathi newspaper.
“Will be strengthened”
He said there would have been no damage to the BJP even if Mr. Singh was out of the party, but the readmission of Ms. Uma Bharti, Mr. Govindacharya and Mr. Joshi would certainly strengthen it.
Mr. Vaidya criticised Mr. Advani for declaring Jinnah a secularist, saying no one would accept the point of view.
Reflecting on the six years when the BJP-led NDA was in power, the RSS functionary asked why would the Hindus vote for the BJP again when it could not even get the undisputed land near the Ram Janambhoomi area to the owners when it was in power.
Failure
“In 1998, the BJP won 180 seats but to come to power in a hurry, it left its agenda... It lasted only 13 months. In 1999, it won two more seats... It could not even bring a common marriage and divorce law. I am not talking of a common civil code but a common marriage and divorce law,” Mr. Vaidya said.
