| Wednesday, November 10, 2004 |
| Uma gets real angry, walks out on Advani! |
Real live, true action folks!
It happened just now. Seems Uma decided to take on her detractors and when Advani said that the matter is closed, walked out.
However much I dislike Uma, there is a fact: She os popular, and she can win elections at least in some states. Her oppponents in the BJP can't shoot a sitting duck.
Here's the latest PTI report that I came across:
Uma argues with Advani; walks off from meet By: PTI November 10, 2004
New Delhi: Firebrand BJP general secretary Uma Bharati today created a stir walking out of the first meeting of BJP's newly constitued office bearers here following an open spat with party president L K Advani.
In full glare of the media, Bharti apparently took offence at Advani's purported reference to her recent statements and called it indiscipline.
As the party president concluded his inaugural address, Bharati raised the issue saying it should be included in the meeting agenda.
She said there were four or five persons in this hall, who were indulging in attacks against her through off the record media briefings and wanted disciplinary action against them.
As former president Venkaiah naidu and senior leader Rajnath Singh seated next to her looked shocked at the open defiance, Advani rejectd her demand saying the issue was already closed by him.
An angry Bharati then staged a walked out saying "No, I'm sorry, I want this matter to be discussed here."
"Advaniji you take action against them for indiscipline," she said as shocked office bearers, including former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Jaswant Singh, Arun Jaitely and Pramod Mahajan looked on.
Bharti said that those four-five people who were doing "off-the-record" briefing were from Rajya Sabha and they have no work to do. "They do not want anything to be discussed and insult us."
In an apparent reference to party leaders, including Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi and Arun Jaitley, she said for the past five-six years, some people have been "damaging her reputation" with their "off-the-record briefings."
The stormy petrel said she was forced to respond "on-the-record" to save her reputation as she had no time to engage in "off-the-record briefings."
Earlier, concluding his address, Advani had said there was no scope for any further discussion on the issue of discipline and it was a closed chapter.
He said both Bharti and party Vice President Naqvi had met him separately and expressed their regrets for whatever had happened.
Bharti and Naqvi were last week involved in a spat causing acute embarassment to the party.
As Bharti's sudden walkout caused a flutter in the gathering, party media cell convenor Sidharth Nath Singh asked all mediapersons to remove their mikes and cameras and leave the meeting hall.
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| posted by a correspondent @ 12:01 AM |
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It was all over news channel. I was busy watching and you were busy writing this post. :-)
Nice coverage anyway man..... good work, keep it up
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It was all over news channel. I was busy watching and you were busy writing this post. :-)
Nice coverage anyway man..... good work, keep it up