I have no right to be Leader of Opposition: Sushma

February 20, 2013 17:05

Taking an aggressive stance at the all-party meeting convened by Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar, Sushma Swaraj said that if BJP was training terrorists, as alleged by home minister Sushil Kumar Shinde, then she should cease to be the Leader of the Opposition and BJP members should not be allowed in Parliament.

"As custodian of the House, we seek your protection as the Home Minister, who is also Leader of the House, has alleged that BJP is running terror camps," she told the Speaker during the meeting.

"If we are doing so, then I have no right to be Leader of Opposition and BJP members should not be allowed to sit in the House. We should be probed. But first resolve this matter," Swaraj said.

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