BJP presses Sonia to quit government job
India's opposition turned its attack on ruling Congress party chief Sonia Gandhi yesterday after one of her closest ministers quit over charges that he and the party skimmed the UN oil-for-food scheme in Iraq.
The Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) demanded Gandhi resign her post as head of the National Advisory Council, an important government-appointed body.
"Why have one standard for Natwar Singh and another for Sonia Gandhi?" demanded BJP leader Lal Krishna Advani in parliament.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. Advani's demand came after the resignation late Tuesday of former foreign minister Natwar Singh from the cabinet.
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