Controversial chief of right wing outfit Sri Ram Sene, Pramod Muthalik, today asked BJP's central leadership to retrace its "hasty" step of rejecting his membership within hours after he had joined the party. Muthalik, who membership was set aside by a red-faced BJP top brass after it raised a storm of controversy yesterday, broke down at a press conference here and said the party should explain the reasons for its decision.

"I have not made any property, could not attend my father's funeral and have not been able to pay attention to my ailing mother. I have led a clean life...I don't know why are you treating me like this. What mistake have I committed"? Muthalik said, breaking down.

Earlier at Belgaum, Muthalik claimed it was the Congress' "conspiracy" to stall his entry into BJP which quashed his party membership after opposition from within the party and it drew severe flak from other parties.

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