Vajpayee, Sinha must quit: Congress

By Our Special Correspondent

CHENNAI, AUG. 9. The Congress today held a demonstration near the United Trust of India office here, demanding the resignation of the Prime Minister, Mr. A. B. Vajpayee, and the Finance Minister, Mr. Yashwant Sinha, owning up responsibility for the UTI scam.

As the volunteers shouting slogans against the Vajpayee Government, the TNCC president, Mr. E. V. K. S. Elangovan, charged that the NDA regime was ruining the economy of the country and emptying its coffers.

The Congress alone had the locus standi to launch a protest in Tamil Nadu against the UTI scam, as most parties ``are at the mercy'' of the Vajpayee Government, he said.

In a veiled dig at the AIADMK and the DMK, Mr. Elangovan said, ``the parties which claim that they were born to rule the State will not launch an agitation against the UTI scam. For, they need the blessings of the Vajpayee Government''. However, the Congress had ``nothing to hide'' and hence, had no reluctance to fight the government at the Centre.

Mr. K. Jayakumar, MLA, and Mr. C. R. Kesavan, grandson of Rajaji, who recently joined the Congress, were among those who participated in the demonstration which threw traffic out of gear on the busy Rajaji Salai this morning.

Later in the evening, CPI volunteers led by the State deputy secretary, Mr. C. Mahendran, held a demonstration opposite the Park Town post office, protesting the UTI scam.

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