BJP Rules out Rotational Sharing of Power with JMM
The BJP has ruled out sharing of power with JMM on rotation basis in Jharkhand and said that it will stall the government soon with its leader as chief minister, said media reports.
“There is no question of 50:50 ratio power sharing with JMM. We will have BJP Chief Minister in Jharkhand soon,” BJP senior leader Venkaiah Naidu was quoted as saying while talking to reporters.
On May 10, JMM had proposed sharing of power with BJP on a rotational basis after the latter said that it would lead the government.
In response to a query, Naidu said that the formation of government was being delayed not due to differences of opinion on selection of a chief ministerial candidate but because of wider consultations on the issue among party leaders, reports said.
The BJP leader also accused the UPA government of misusing the CBI in a ‘brazen manner’ to further its political interests and demanded a ‘White Paper’ on the functioning of the investigation agency, said reports.
He said that the White Papers should have information on number of cases referred, registered, investigated and prosecuted by CBI, and the number of cases withdrawn and dropped in between, reports said.
“CBI has become the political arm of the government, be it trial of strength during the confidence motion in July 2008 or the recent cut motions in Lok Sabha,” Naidu was quoted as saying.
He alleged that Congress was adopting all ‘unethical, extra-constitutional and immoral’ methods by misusing various institutions to further its political interests, harass political opponents and also muster support as and when needed, said reports.
(Based on internet reports)
