New Delhi: BJP president Rajnath Singh on Tuesday demanded the resignation of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh following allegations by three of his party MPs that they were offered money by a Samajwadi Party leader to abstain from voting.
"After this incident the PM has no right to continue in the chair, he should resign," Singh said referring to the incident in which a BJP MP displayed wads of notes before the Lok Sabha claiming that it was offered by a SP leader to abstain himself from voting.
BJP has been saying that Congress and its allies have been pressurising its MPs to either vote for the UPA Government or abstain from voting, Singh said.
"This is shameful and unfortunate in the history of the Parliament. This has happened for the first time in the history of Independent India. Congress has sullied the image of the country in the world with this act," said Singh.
While saying that the trust vote should continue, Singh hurriedly added that the speaker should examine the tapes of the sting operation carried out by a TV channel.
Singh, however, refused to comment on a query on whether the entire thing was doctored or planted.
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