Jethmalani express anger over core group to defend Gadkari
New Delhi: Senior lawyer Ram Jethmalani on Wednesday expressed his anger over the Bhartiya janata Party’s core group’s endorsement and clean chit to embattled Nitin Gadkari.
Jethmalani said that by giving breather to Nitin Gadkari, the party is losing moral ground in it’s fight against corruption.
Jethmalani, who spearheaded the public revolt against Gadkari, made known his unhappiness with the party leadership ignoring his advice that Gadkari must resign in the wake of allegations of dubious transactions involving his company.
“In the course of my fight against corruption, which may even turn out to be a lone fight, I will find it necessary to call for resignation of many persons holding important political and public offices,” Jethmalani said.
It applies to senior leaders. I am not a leader of the party much less a senior leader. I do propose, however, not to speak about this Gadkari affair anymore, except that it’s my duty to warn the party that it is losing moral ground and emasculating the party’s strength to fight the war against corruption.”
Earlier Jethmalani said he will carry on his fight against the BJP President but will not quit the party.
“I will carry on my fight alone if necessary, whatever the BJP might decide…I won’t resign from the party, because I want to carry on the fight. Why should I?,” he said when asked if he was considering resigning from the party after Gadkari got a reprieve following RSS support.
