New Delhi:
The Bharatiya Janata Party today led by president Rajnath Singh addressed the media saying they had managed to convince senior leader LK Advani to withdraw his resignations. Mr Advani was conspicuous on stage even though the press conference was held in his house.
Mr Singh was accompanied by other leaders like Sushma Swaraj, Nitin Gadkari, Uma Bharti.
After the press conference, the following press release was handed out.
June 11, 2013
The BJP Parliamentary Board yesterday decided not to accept Shri L.K. Advani's resignation from the three main fora of the Party - the National Executive, Parliamentary Board and Election Committee and requested him to continue to be a member of these three Bodies.
On behalf of the Party Shri Rajnath Singh assured Shri Advani that his concerns about the functioning of the Party would be properly addressed and the President will discuss the modalities of addressing these concerns with Shri Advani.
Today afternoon, RSS Sarsanghchalak, Shri Mohan Bhagwat spoke to Shri Advani and asked him to respect the BJP Parliamentary Board decision and continue to guide the Party in national interest. Shri Advani has decided to accept Shri Bhagwat's advice.