[Reader-list] Varun tortured in jail: BJP

[anupam chakravartty]

Oh so sad. i hope he was not sterilised.
On 4/17/09, Aditya Raj Kaul <kauladityaraj at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Varun tortured in jail: BJP
>      *Press Trust Of India*New Delhi, April 17, 2009
>
> Alleging he was a victim of "vendetta politics", the BJP on Friday claimed
> that Varun Gandhi was tortured in jail, but he has emerged as a "strong
> man".
>
> "Varun Gandhi is a victim of the vendetta politics of Sonia Gandhi and
> Mayawati in Uttar Pradesh. He has come out (from jail) as a strong man. He
> will file his nomination papers from Pilibhit on April 21," party
> spokesperson Balbir Punj told reporters in New Delhi on Saturday.
>
> Punj, who briefed the media after holding discussions with Varun at his
> residence said, "Varun Gandhi has assured that he will continue to work for
> the party with the same energy and zeal despite all this".
>
> The young leader will also campaign in other parts of the country for the
> party apart from his own constituency, he said.
>
> The BJP spokesperson also called upon his party colleagues and candidates
> to
> "show restrain" in their speeches.
>
> Varun, was released on a two-week parole by the Supreme Court after
> spending
> more than a week in Etah Jail after being booked under National Security
> Act
> by the Uttar Pradesh government for his alleged hate speeches.
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