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CHENNAI, JAN 31: Commerce Minister and Lok Shakti leader Ramakrishna Hegde today flayed organisations of the Sangh Parivar, saying they were hurting the Vajpayee Government8217;s public image. He asked them to make it clear whether they wanted the regime to continue or not.
8220;These groups friendly to the BJP should decide on whether the present government must continue or not. They must know that if it goes, it is only the Congress that will come to power,8217; Hegde told a press conference here.8220;If the Bajrang Dal and VHP are keen to bring back the Congress, they have every right to do so. Only, let them say so. These so-called friendly parties must realise that the future of the country is involved and that this government must be allowed to continue,8221; he said.
While at one point he blamed some coalition partners8217; for creating problems8217;, Hegde made it clear that more than these parties, it was 8220;friendly organisation Bajrang Dal that were affecting the government8217;s image8221;.
Hegde said he must complimentMadan Lal Khurana, who resigned from the Union Ministry yesterday, for expressing his views8217; against the VHP and Bajrang Dal. However, he did not want to blame the hardliners8217; in the government for Khurana8217;s exit. He had resigned on his own and was not made to quit, he said.
