Vajpayee's becoming the PM was unfortunate: Dasmunsi

NI Wire

Delhi

Sat, 28 Apr 2007:  Apr 28: Bharatiya Janta Party BJP, keeps reiterating the progress the country made under Atal Bihari Vajpayeeâ??s leadership. The Congress so far has ignored all the hush and in fact tells a different story. They term it unfortunate.

War of words among large political parties is becoming murkier with e passage of time.

While addressing an election meeting here on Friday, Union minister for Information and Broadcasting and senior Congress leader Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi said: â??BJP stalwart Atal Bihari Vajpayeeâ??s becoming the prime minister of the country has been unfortunate.

''The Congress has a rich history of leaders committed to serving the nation...but what about the BJP's ancestors. May be their stalwarts hold the reply. Vajpayee may think and then admit that during his youth, he testified in an Agra court against other youth giving the call of Quit India in 1942,'' Dasmunsi said.

As in the past Congress leaders alleged that former prime minister identified youth involved in giving call of Quit India in Batehwar, Agra. â??Vajpayee himself will admit that he identified the youth,â?� Dasmunsi claimed. He equated the leadership of Vajpayee with an unfortunate incident.

Dasmunsi hailed Congress President by saying that she followed the rich legacy of Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru, Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi, who sacrificed their lives for nation by sacrificing the post of Prime Minister only to be among the people.

Reacting sharply to Dasmunsi's statements former Union Minister and BJP leader Sushma Swaraj said: ''Ataljiâ??s becoming India's PM was fortunate for the nation. Instead of digging up old issues like the Bateshwar episode during the election, Congress needs to debate the matter nationally.''