Sonia super PM, Manmohan India’s weakest PM ever: BJP

Addressing the closed-door national executive meeting earlier in the day, Advani said the BJP had succeeded in demolishing the one-party supremacy of the Congress and transforming the Indian polity into a ‘‘bi-polar formation.’’

“What is more,’’ he added, ‘‘the BJP is clearly the stronger of the two poles in terms of ideological distinctiveness, organisational muscle and commitment to the basic values of democracy.’’

Calling the UPA government ‘‘one of the most non-performing and contradiction-ridden regimes since Independence’’, the party said that it had neglected national security and was projecting the Congress party’s “dynastic” leadership. The government, the BJP resolution said, was headed by “the weakest Prime minister India has had”.

The salient points of the resolution:

• Born of a ‘‘non-mandate,’’ the UPA government’s only achievement is that it is about to complete one year in office—a year of betrayal of practically every promise contained in the CMP.

• Move to let minority educational institutions get direct affiliation with Central universities violates the principle of federalism and deepens the ‘‘minority-majority’’ divide.

• Jharkhand, Bihar and Goa show the UPA’s ‘‘rapidly eroding political authority, moral standing.’’

• UPA’s internal security policy is weak-kneed, especially its handling of the Naxalite problem.

Meanwhile, on the sidelines, former ideologue K N Govindacharya attacked Advani saying his claim that the Ayodhya dispute would have been solved last year ‘‘should not be taken seriously and should not be believed.’’

His outburst came a day after he criticised Advani’s comments justifying the party’s ‘‘five-star culture”.

‘‘They were in power for six years and could not utilise the time to find a solution to the issue,’’ he said. (With PTI)