New Delhi: The BJP on Friday announced that a high level party delegation will call on President Pratibha Patil on January 3 to register its protest against the Lokpal bill fiasco in Parliament and also launch a week-long nation-wide agitation on the issue.
In the wake of unruly scenes in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday which led to adjournment of the house, the BJP Core Group held a meeting in New Delhi to chalk out its strategy for taking on the UPA over the crucial issue.
"On January 3, a high-level BJP delegation will meet President Pratibha Patil to register its protest against the murder of democracy by the UPA government," BJP Chief spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad said after the meeting.
The delegation will be led by senior leader LK Advani and party president Nitin Gadkari.
The BJP will also launch a "Save democracy, remove Congress" campaign throughout the country from January 3-10.
"The campaign will be from BJP's district headquarters to the state level as well as by the Central unit. Silent protest marches by BJP members wearing black bands will be eld against the shameless manner in which the government conducted itself on the Lokpal bill," Prasad said.
He alleged that while the government did not have the numbers in Lok Sabha it ran away from voting in the Rajya Sabha on the Lokpal bill.
With the battle in Parliament on the Lokpal issue now put to rest till the budget session, the BJP has decided to take to the streets on the issue.
The contentious issue is likely to figure in a big way during the forthcoming polls in five states, including Uttar Pradesh and Punjab.
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