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By Neena Vyas
Those close to the top echelons of the Government suggest that the matter is likely to be taken up at the leadership level of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. The effort would be to "silence" criticism of the Government by the Sangh organisations. Some VHP leaders have made not only highly irresponsible and indefensible communal statements relating to Gujarat, but also disparaging remarks against the Prime Minister, Atal Behari Vajpayee. It seems Mr. Vajpayee has taken strong exception to remarks attributed to the VHP leader, Ashok Singhal, who was reported to have said in Lucknow yesterday that the Prime Minister had lost the "trust" of the Sangh Parivar as he had failed to take any firm steps to deal with terrorism. Nor had he done anything concrete in favour of removing the hurdles in the way of constructing a Ram temple at the disputed site in Ayodhya. Mr. Singhal apparently charged the BJP leadership with taking decisions, or not taking decisions, under the influence of western powers. He was also reported to have been very critical about the lack of BJP support to the nationwide "bandh" call given by the VHP after the Akshardham incident. It has been suggested that Mr. Vajpayee may not broach the subject directly with the RSS Sarsanghchalak, K.S. Sudershan, but would certainly convey to him that he will not tolerate the kind of remarks attributed to Mr. Singhal. After the standoff between the VHP and the Prime Minister on the "shila pujan" programme of the VHP in Ayodhya last year and the fiasco (from the VHP's point of view) due to the Supreme Court's refusal to allow the VHP programme, Mr. Singhal and Giriraj Kishore, both senior VHP leaders, are hardly on talking terms with the Prime Minister. Now after a personal attack on the Prime Minister by Mr. Singhal matters could come to a head.
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