BJP to pacify BDJS before Yatra'

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The BJP central leadership has decided to pacify the NDA allies, including Bharat Dharma Jana Sena, before party president Amit Shah flags off state president Kummanam Rajasekharan's Janaraksha Yatra on October  3. SNDP Yogam general secretary Vellapally Natesan has been embarrassing the BJP state leadership on several occasions and hinted at joining hands with the Left camp. The BDJS had also boycotted the NDA meeting  held here last week and the public reception accorded to Mr Alphons Kannanthanam, union minister.  

Though Mr Vellapally’s son and BDJS national president Tushar Vellapally is soft towards the BJP,  Mr Natesan  calls the shots in the party and his  pressure tactics may pay. “V. Satish, national joint general secretary (organising) was  in Kochi and Alappuzha last week when   Kummanam apprised him of the BDJS threats,” said a  BJP leader. Mr Satish was sent to the state to take stock of the situation along with the preparations for  the Janaraksha Yatra.  All the 12-member core committee leaders from the state will  attend  the two-day BJP national executive committee meeting in  New Delhi from Sunday. “Around 2,300 delegates from across the country  have been summoned to New Delhi. We will also take up the BDJS issue,”  said a core committee member.