Revolt in BJP: Yashwant Sinha wants Gadkari to quit; party snubs him

"Senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha has resurrected his demand for the resignation of party president Nitin Gadkari(BJP). Mr Yashwant Sinha had earlier allied with party MP in Rajya Sabha Ram Jethmalani in making the same demand. “Whether Gadkari is guilty or not is not the issue. Those in public life should be beyond reproach,” Mr Sinha said on Tuesday in a press release. ...The BJP, disapproving the remarks of Mr Yashwant Sinha, said he should reconsider his statement. “He is a very senior leader of the party. He has given a public statement today. Being a senior leader, all party forums were available to him. Instead, he chose to go public. The party did not deem it appropriate. We urge him to reconsider his remarks,” party spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Tuesday..."