Shivraj Chouhan rejects suggestions that BJP has sidelined senior leaders

Shivraj Chouhan rejects suggestions that BJP has sidelined senior leaders

FP Archives August 27, 2014, 16:27:21 IST

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan today rejected suggestions that the BJP has sidelined its founder leaders Atal Bijari Vajpayee, L K Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi by dropping them from the Parliamentary Board and said they are “guides and philosophers” for the party.

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Shivraj Chouhan rejects suggestions that BJP has sidelined senior leaders

Bangalore: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan today rejected suggestions that the BJP has sidelined its founder leaders Atal Bihari Vajpayee, L K Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi by dropping them from the Parliamentary Board and said they are “guides and philosophers” for the party.

“This question does not arise. They - party founders Atal Bihari Vajpayee, LK Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi - are guides and philosophers of ours,” Chouhan, here to woo investors for the Global Investors Meet to be held in Madhya Pradesh in October, told reporters.

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Shivraj Chouhan. AFP

Marking a radical generational shift, BJP had yesterday dropped Vajpayee, Advani and Joshi from the BJP Parliamentary Board, the highest decision-making body headed by BJP President Amit Shah.

In a token gesture, however, BJP included their names in the five member “Margdarshak Mandal” (Guiding Group).

“The veteran leaders who spent their entire lives in building the party will continue to be our guides and philosophers. It is because of them lakhs of party workers have come up in life. Even in future, the government and the Sanghathan, will seek guidance from them,” Chouhan added.

Asked to comment on a Supreme Court’s suggestion that the Prime Minister and Chief Ministers should desist from inducting corrupt ministers into the cabinet, Chouhan said, “From the very beginning our stand on it has been clear. To include such people facing criminal and corrupt charges into the cabinet is not good.”

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In a strong message, the Supreme Court today said Prime Minister and Chief Ministers should desist from making such appointments and act in “national interest”.

About his visit to the city, Chouhan said he is meeting captains of IT industry and other sectors to invite them to the Global Investors’ Summit scheduled to be held in his state from 8 to 10 October.

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Delegates from 20 nations are scheduled to participate in the summit, Chouhan said. He said many industrialists have consented to participate in the summit.

At the meet, a report on the MoUs done in the previous meet would be submitted, Chouhan said adding, “Therefore instead of the focus on MoUs, our emphasis will be more on the report regarding MoUs signed in the previous summit.”

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Bangalore-based Infosys and also TCS are going to start work of setting up unit in Indore, he said. “I will be meeting 90 captains of various companies to attract investments in Madhya Pradesh,” he said.

The summit will be held for the fourth time in Indore and this time it is being held to create interest in investment in various industries, agriculture, textiles and other sectors, he said.

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