21 June : Grappling with the electoral debacle, the BJP on Sunday sent out a strong message that it was not giving up Hindutva nor severing its links with the RSS but party veteran L K Advani called for immediate halt to blamegame and bickerings being aired in the media.
In the first major speech on the party's performance, Advani, whose bid for Prime Ministership failed in the elections, said honest introspection was necessary but open airing of views is wrong.
"We should not be found wanting in honest introspection. But introspection is different from finger-pointing. Let us treat the outcome of the elections as behoves a mature and highly resilient party," he said in his concluding remarks at the executive.
In a veiled reference to the attacks by leaders like Jaswant Singh, Sinha and Shourie, Advani said leaders and workers should feel that there is an internal mechanism where even critical views can be placed.
"The only constraint on the participants in this exercise, which is an important part of the BJP's culture of discipline, is that they should not air their critical views in public," he said.
In a veiled reference to the attacks by leaders like Jaswant Singh, Sinha and Shourie, Advani said leaders and workers should feel that there is an internal mechanism where even critical views can be placed.
"The only constraint on the participants in this exercise, which is an important part of the BJP's culture of discipline, is that they should not air their critical views in public," he said.
The emphasis on collective responsibility, as pointed out by Venkaiah Naidu, is seen in party circles as an effort to cushion former general secretary Arun Jaitley, who was BJP's chief election strategist, from attacks by several senior leaders.
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By : News Team
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