BJP presses Prez for probe into Lokpal 'fiasco'

January 05, 2012 13:08

Senior BJP leaders LK Advani, Arun Jaitley and Sushma Swaraj, along with a delegation of MPs are briefing the press after meeting President Pratibha Patil over what call the Lokpal fiasco.

Jaitley says the Lokpal fiasco is a subversion of the political system. Says the delegation told the president that they protested the no vote in the Rajya Sabha and asked the president to intervene and order a probe. The BJP says it will observe a protest week.

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