The State Executive meeting of the BJP held here dwelt on a number of other issues as well, with the defeat of Vice President Bhairon Singh Shekhawat in the presidential poll rankling no end.

Senior BJP leader Venkaiah Naidu lashed out at the United National Progressive Alliance (UNPA) for its comments against Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, while fuming at parties that abstained from voting.

“The UNPA made uncharitable comments against Mr Shekhawat, who received kudos from all... People who abstained from voting should do some soul searching.”

It was these parties (UNPA) which supported the same candidate (Mr Shekhawat) in the Vice-President elections.
Mr Naidu also took a dig at those who sought to espouse the cause of women, questioning why these forces had not supported Lakshmi Sehgal, who contested against A P J Abdul Kalam in the last election.

Meanwhile, former Union minister Yashwant Sinha expressed serious concern over the suspected Bangalore link with the failed UK terror plot and urged both the State and the Union governments to initiate steps to protect the city from turning a base for terrorist activities.

Kalasa-Bhanduri
Meanwhile, the meeting passed a resolution demanding the Union Government to immediately withdraw the stay on in-principle approval given for the Kalasa-Bhanduri drinking water project in the State.