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Bharatiya Janata Party, which is celebrating its silver
jubilee with an adhiveshan in Mumbai, is really in trouble.
A VCD showing the party general secretary Sanjay Joshi
in a compromising position with a woman who is complaining
about his unfulfilled promises has been making rounds.
While a similar situation VCD can be obtained involving
most of the politicians, the embarrassment for BJP is
because of the claims of Brahmacharya (vow of celibacy).
Joshi, like all other members of RSS, is supposed to
be celibate and the CD has exposed these claims. Ironically,
Joshi is respected for his personal integrity.
The VCD is said to be in circulation for several weeks
this is the first time it became a talking point.
First a letter was sent to the newsmen, then an audio-tape
was released and now a CD has been released. Sanjay
Joshi sent the audio tape for examination and it was
found that the voice was not his. But on the release
of the CD, he decided to register a complaint with Bhopal
police who are investigating the matter.
Sanjay Joshi met the party president Lal K Advani
and told him that he would resign from the post till
an internal probe is conducted into the manner in which
a slander campaign against him has been launched by
certain vested interests.
It was decided that the party should accept the resignation
of Sanjay Joshi for the time being till 'the inquiry
into the entire case is completed and those behind it
are brought to justice.'
This scandal and the recent scam involving six BJP
MPs in `cash for questions` are being seen as a massive
blow for the BJP which is already in trouble because
the older leaders refuse to quit and also because the
in fighting continues.
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