NDA protests in Parliament complex, demands PM resignation

New Delhi, Sep 8 (PTI) NDA (National Democratic
Alliance) leaders protested in Parliament premises on Thursday
against the arrest of two former BJP MPs who had acted as
"whistleblowers" in the cash-for-vote scam and demanded the
resignation of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, alleging that he
was heading a corrupt government.
Senior Bhartiya Janata Party leaders, including L K
Advani, Sushma Swaraj, Arun Jaitley, Jaswant Singh, Rajnath
Singh and others, along with ally Janata Dal-United led by
Sharad Yadav, held a protest demonstration at the Mahatma
Gandhi statue in Parliament House complex against the arrest
of the two former BJP MPs- Faggan Singh Kulaste and Mahavir
Bhagore.
The leaders shouted slogans like, "Prime Minister
should resign", "The government which is incompetent has to be
removed" and "This government of scams will not continue".
BJP had given notices for suspension of Question Hour
in both Houses of Parliament to discuss the new developments
in the cash-for-vote scam case. When the Chair did not permit
this, they forced an adjournment of the two Houses.
Soon thereafter, NDA MPs from both Houses gathered at
the Gandhi statue to hold the demonstration.
BJP maintains that injustice has been done to its two
former MPs as they had only acted as "whistleblowers" in the
cash-for-vote scam of July 2008.