Amit Shah's appointment as BJP prez is sad day for democracy: AAP
July 09, 2014  15:55
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Amit Shah's appointment as the new BJP President is a sad day for Indian democracy, says AAP. Amit Shah has serious criminal charges including murder, extortion n kidnapping and he is appointed as chief of a national political party, says the party.

Shah, who orchestrated the Bharatiya Janata Party's stellar performance in the Hindi heartland in the Lok Sabha elections, was on Wednesday named as the party's next president.

Shah's appointment as BJP president marks Gujarat's firm grip over the ruling dispensation after Narendra Modi's elevation as Prime Minister.

Shah, a close and controversial aide of Modi, was appointed to the top post in BJP at a meeting of Parliamentary Board where incumbent Rajnath Singh resigned after tenure of one-and-a-half years.

The former Minister of State for Home in Gujarat, who faces charges in the Sohrabuddin fake encounter case, is largely credited for BJP's stunning performance in UP where it got 71 of the 80 Lok Sabha seats.
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