Ahead of the monsoon session of Parliament, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday decided to completely support its leaders who are embroiled in various controversies, said sources.
The sources said the party and the government were ready to discuss all controversial issues with the Opposition but they should also be ready for discussion.
On Sunday, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister and his Rajasthan counterpart Vasundhara Raje met senior party leaders and presented all facts, so that party can defend, the sources added.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for a meeting of all NDA constituents ahead of the monsoon session as the government is facing the heat over the Vyapam scam and Lalit Modi in which senior leaders are embroiled. The session will be from July 21 to August 13.
The BJP had held a crisis management meeting in the national capital over the controversies that have engulfed the party's two regional stalwarts. The meeting was held at BJP chief Amit Shah's residence was attended by Union Ministers Arun Jaitley, Sushma Swaraj, Smriti Irani, Ravi Shankar Prasad, Venkaiah Naidu, MA Naqvi and Piyush Goyal.
The Congress which has been demanding the ouster of External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Vasundhara Raje has threatened to disrupt Parliament.
Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad said, "Then PM Atal Bihari Vajpayeeji used to feel that there should be some action taken, some resignations made, but today's government is totally thick-skinned. Our Home Minister says that "we aren't the UPA that we'll take resignations, we are the NDA". NDA doesn't care about what people think, want."
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan is under fire over the multi-crore Vyapam in which at least 49 people have died. The Madhya Pradesh Professional Examination Board (MPPEB) scam relates to irregularities in admission in state-run medical colleges and recruitment in government jobs.
Union Minister Sushma Swaraj and Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara came under Opposition attack over allegedly helping former Indian Premier League chief Lalit Modi. While Swaraj claimed to have no objection to Lalit Modi's request to travel out of UK, Raje allegedly helped him to get UK stay permit.
Besides pressing for removal of Swaraj, opposition has indicated that it will also target HRD Minister Smriti Irani, who is facing charges related to an educational certificate. Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh may also be targeted in connection with a rice scam.
The ruling BJP, on its part, is likely to train its guns on Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh of Congress, who is embroiled in a disproportionate assets case.
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