New Delhi: The BJP launched a blistering attack on the Congress after its Parliamentary Board meeting in New Delhi on Tuesday and said that the party was ready for the next Lok Sabha elections. BJP General Secretary Ananth Kumar accused the UPA government of failing on every front during the last nine years of its rule and claimed that his party would highlight the government's shortcoming and expose it during the next Lok Sabha elections. Kumar also challenged the UPA to call for Lok Sabha elections soon.
Kumar said the BJP-led NDA was ready for Lok Sabha elections. He also added that Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi suggested that the BJP should discuss ad finalise its strategy before cornering and attacking the UPA. Modi said that the BJP should target the UPA only after it has put its final plan in place. Modi also asked the BJP to use the media and social networking sites effectively to reach the youth
The government's tenure came in for close scrutiny at the BJP's Parliamentary Board meeting which was attended by Modi for the first time since being made a member of the highest decision-making body on March 31. As part of its strategy in run up to the next Lok Sabha polls, it was decided that week-long agitation programmes will be undertaken across the country from next Monday to highlight the "failures" of the UPA government which completes nine years on Wednesday.
"We discussed the nine years of UPA rule. This government has failed on all fronts be it price rise, internal and external security or the economic situation. BJP will launch a jail bharo (court arrest) programme from May 27 to June 2," the Board's Secretary Kumar said. The top brass also discussed the Assembly polls in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Delhi and Jharkhand to be held later in 2013.
This was the first meeting of the Board after Singh allocated responsibilities to BJP office-bearers on May 19. The Parliamentary Board also discussed issues related to the upcoming meetings of BJP National office-bearers and executive to be held in Goa from June 7 to 9, Kumar said.
The party is likely to pass two resolutions in the National Executive Meeting. The political resolution would discuss the political situation prevailing in the country and the threat to safety and security. An economic resolution on the issue of price rise and other issues will also be moved.
At the meeting chaired by party President Rajnath Singh and attended by LK Advani and other leaders, Modi said the "failures" of the UPA rule in the last nine years should be discussed and people should be informed about them.
As part of this strategy, Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj and her Rajya Sabha counterpart Arun Jaitley will address a press conference to talk about "failures" of the UPA government tomorrow, the ninth anniversary of the Congress-led coalition in power.
The party is likely to come out with a counter-report card against the UPA-II government to highlight the shortcomings of the Manmohan Singh dispensation. The emphasis will be on the scams and scandals which have plagued this dispensation.
"One cannot call these nine years of UPA rule as one of governance. We can only call it misrule. The people of the country are fed up and want to throw out this government at the earliest," Kumar said.
"Modi suggested in the meeting that the spread and reach of social media and social network should be used to reach out to the people, especially the youth," Kumar said.
The visit of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang was also discussed by the BJP Parliamentary Board. The main Opposition had expressed concern over Chinese incursions in the Ladakh region and asked the government to take appropriate measures.
(With additional information from PTI)
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