Worst Govt.: VHP

By Neena Vyas

NEW DELHI, MARCH 17. The Vishwa Hindu Parishad, one of the outfits of the RSS, has described the Vajpayee Government as ``the worst government''. Without directly saying that it was time for it to pack up its bags, the suggestion was there.

``One can no longer expect to see rulers like Ram who were ready to give up their throne,'' the senior VHP leader, Mr. Ashok Singhal, told Aaj Tak, a television channel, yesterday during a short interview on the sidelines of the RSS national council meeting being held here.

Asked about the tehelka scandal, Mr. Singhal's comment was: ``We in India have the best people, but the worst government and the worst politicians.''

Yesterday, the RSS had described former BJP president, Mr. Bangaru Laxman, as a ``failed swayamsevak'', and although the parent organisation of the BJP and the VHP had chosen not to attack the Prime Minister, it also chose not to defend his Principal Secretary, Mr. Brajesh Mishra, and the foster son-in- law, Mr. Ranjan Bhattacharya.

Party insiders, especially those close to the RSS, confirm that Mr. Mishra and Mr. Bhattacharya have not been hot favourites with the RSS. In fact, some people close to the BJP believe that over the coming days and weeks the pressure on the Prime Minister to get rid of his aides will become stronger from inside the Sangh Parivar.

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