<p>Alleging that he was made a scapegoat and sacked in haste, Khanduri also expressed his anguish for not being invited to the BJP's three-day meeting in Shimla last week. <br /><br />Khanduri's defiance comes amid a string of crisis in the BJP that has seen the sacking of former cabinet minister Jaswant Singh, a revolt in its Rajasthan unit and strong criticism of the party leadership by Rajya Sabha MP Arun Shourie.<br /><br />According to BJP sources, the Uttarakhand leader said he could have explained at Shimla the reasons the party was routed in the April-May Lok Sabha election when the BJP lost all five seats.<br /><br />BJP spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad refused to comment on the letter, saying: "There is no need to comment on everything."<br /><br />Khanduri, formerly from the Indian Army, was replaced by Ramesh Pokhriyal as chief minister.</p>
<p>Alleging that he was made a scapegoat and sacked in haste, Khanduri also expressed his anguish for not being invited to the BJP's three-day meeting in Shimla last week. <br /><br />Khanduri's defiance comes amid a string of crisis in the BJP that has seen the sacking of former cabinet minister Jaswant Singh, a revolt in its Rajasthan unit and strong criticism of the party leadership by Rajya Sabha MP Arun Shourie.<br /><br />According to BJP sources, the Uttarakhand leader said he could have explained at Shimla the reasons the party was routed in the April-May Lok Sabha election when the BJP lost all five seats.<br /><br />BJP spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad refused to comment on the letter, saying: "There is no need to comment on everything."<br /><br />Khanduri, formerly from the Indian Army, was replaced by Ramesh Pokhriyal as chief minister.</p>
