The Hindu : BJP betrayed INLD: Chautala

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Tuesday, Mar 23, 2004

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BJP betrayed INLD: Chautala

By Our Special Correspondent

CHANDIGARH, MARCH 22 .The Indian National Lok Dal supremo and Haryana Chief Minister, Om Prakash Chautala, today reiterated that the Bharatiya Janata Party was not familiar with the definition of coalition.

Launching a tirade against the INLD's former ally in the State, he alleged that the BJP had tried to hamper the process of development in the State. It had betrayed the INLD in spite of the fact that his party had extended unconditional support to the BJP-led regime at the Centre in the national interest.

Addressing an election rally at Thanesar in Kurukshetra, he charged that both the BJP and the Congress, whom he sarcastically dubbed as Nagnath(king of cobras) and Sampnath (king of snakes), were out to destroy the rich cultural heritage of the country. Elaborating further, he alleged that while the Congress chief, Sonia Gandhi, was making a mockery of Indian culture by organising road shows, the BJP stalwart, L.K.Advani, was allegedly "inciting communal feelings'' by organising Rath Yatra which was practically useless and a sheer wastage of hard earned money of the people. The Yatra was creating a law and order problem and posing a serious threat to communal harmony, he asserted.

Mr.Chautala called upon the electorate to wholeheartedly support the yet unnamed INLD nominee. He claimed that his regime had provided political stability in the State and ushered in rapid development.

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