[Reader-list] Varun tortured in jail: BJP

[Pawan Durani]

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On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 5:45 PM, anupam chakravartty <c.anupam at gmail.com>wrote:

> 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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