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To ban or not to ban. BJP in dilemma over Jaswant's book
Updated On: 25 August, 2009 10:53 AM IST | | Amit Kumar
Most party-ruled states refuse any such proposal but only for now. The party denies issuing any such directive
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Most party-ruled states refuse any such proposal but only for now. The party denies issuing any such directive
The war of succession in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has taken a backseat. All that party leaders are talking about now is Jaswant's book on Jinnah.u00a0 A "nervous" BJP is divided on whether to direct the state governments where the party is ruling to ban Jaswant Singh's Jinnah: India, Partition, Independence.
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Jinnah jinx: Jaswant Singh's Jinnah: India, Partition, Independence on display at a bookstore at Khan Market in New Delhi Pic/Subhash Barolia |
The party's knee jerk reaction to the book, expulsion of Singh from the party over the phone and the banning of the book by Gujarat's Narendra Modi government have all contributed to make the book a bestseller. Something the party is losing sleep over.
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Jaswant Singh's residence at 15 Teen Murti Lane in New Delhi on Monday. PIC/SUBHASH BAROLIA Trending StoriesLatest Photos |
