Jaipur, August 28: As the BJP’s deadline for Vasundhara Raje to step down as the Opposition Leader lapses on Friday, she has hinted yet again that she was unwilling to abide by the party leadership order.
The former Rajasthan chief minister on Friday said that she was not going to Delhi. She also refused to talk about her resignation.
Though there has been no commitment yet from Raje on stepping down from the post, the state BJP leadership maintained that it would be “official” soon.
Even on Thursday, there were no indications that Raje would fall in line with the party leadership’s orders to step down.
The former chief minister, who has primarily been blamed for the party’s loss in the state in Lok Sabha polls, chose to be a part of a dharna by party MLAs demanding the restoration of three suspended MLAs. These MLAs have been steadfast in supporting Raje and have paid the price.
Raje summoned
In a bid to defuse the crisis in BJP over Vasundhara Raje’s continuance, the party’s central leadership has summoned her to the capital on August 31 to meet senior leader M Venkaiah Naidu.
Naidu has been appointed as the pointsman by the High Command to defuse the crisis in the Rajasthan unit of the party.
—Agencies