BJPs Muslim leaders turn the heat on Rajnath,Advani

I had immediately asked Ravi (Shankar Prasad) to disown the statement. It was only when he (Varun) was implicated under the

NSA that the party supported him, Advani told the leaders.

Both Naqvi and Hussain said that instead

of Rahul Gandhi,his cousin Varun should have been given credit for the Congress victory.

Party vice-president Naqvi asked: What brand of Hindutva do we believe in? Is it the Pilibhit marka (model) Hindutva or is it the one being discussed by the Sarsanghchalak (RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat,who has been invoking the names of Varghese Kurien and A P J Abdul Kalam while elucidating on Hindutva)? Do we believe in Deen Dayal Upadhyayas or L K Advanis or Pilibhits Hindutva?

He also questioned the propriety and rationale of party president Rajnath Singh visiting Varun when he was imprisoned (at Etah).

How does the party expect us (BJPs Muslim leaders) to face the people under these circumstances, Bhagalpur MP Shahnawaz Hussain asked,referring to the speeches made by B L Sharma Prem.

Apart from the debate on Varun,it was a letter that kept the BJP abuzz through the day. A PTI report said that Arun Shouries letter to the party chief said that conspirators have taken over the party. There was no discussion on the letter.

Rajnath later asked party vice president Bal Apte to handle all letters,including that of Shourie and told other leaders to write directly to him,if they so desired.

Party general secretary Vinay Katiyar confronted senior leader Jaswant Singh on his letter and wondered how it got leaked to the media.

An offended Jaswant said that never before in his 44 years of his public life had he been questioned like this.