Claiming that the national mood was against the Congress and it must be exploited, BJP leader Arun Jaitley today sought to drive a wedge in the ruling UPA asking its allies to "not only proclaim but strike as well".

"The allies of the UPA are a discontented lot. However, they are willing to proclaim but unwilling to strike. They should not only proclaim but strike too", party spokesperson Shahnawaz Hussain briefing reporters on the deliberations
quoted Jaitley as stating on the political resolution at the National Executive here. He claimed parties like SP and BSP are "pushed to submissiveness due to pressures on them by the CBI". 

Alleging the political management of the UPA is disastrous for the nation, he said, "there is a crisis of leadership. The head of the government is not the natural leader of either the party or the nation. The lack of leadership is responsible for the directionless and the absence of decision making".