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Row in India after Advani calls UPA-2 'illegitimate'

Sonia turns combative; Manmohan calls it disgraceful

Our Correspondent, New Delhi
The monsoon session of Indian parliament began yesterday on a stormy note when BJP veteran L K Advani triggered uproar by dubbing the UPA-II government as "illegitimate" but was forced to withdraw the remark in the face of strong protests from Congress led by its chief Sonia Gandhi.
"The UPA-II is illegitimate. It has never happened in the history of India .... crores of rupees were never spent to get votes," Advani said, pro-
unfortunate" BJP leader L K Advani's remark that UPA-II government was illegitimate.
"The remark is disgraceful and unfortunate," Singh told reporters in Parliament when asked to comment on Advani's statement in Lok Sabha.
Advani's later attempted to convince the House that he was not referring to the government after the 2009 parliamentary elections but to the 2008 confidence vote in the House on the Indo-US nuclear deal issue for which "crores of rupees were spent" to save the government.
voking die treasury benches during a debate on an adjournment motion he had moved on the recent ethnic violence in Assam.
Sonia Gandhi, Congress president and UPA chairperson, displayed some unusual aggression in the Lok Sabha when she made it clear that she would not countenance Advani's description of the government and egged on members of the treasury benches to demand its withdrawal.
The House was plunged into an uproar as BJP members launched a counter attack but Sonia Gandhi had one simple demand. "Withdraw, withdraw one word, withdraw," she said signalling the whole matter could be resolved.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh termed as "disgraceful and
However, this failed to impress Congress and UPA lawmakers who demanded Advani withdraw the remarks.
Advani admitted he made a mistake by speaking about U PA-II and what he actually intended to say was the 2008 vote of confidence secured during the UPA-I.
"My comments were on the confidence vole and not on election. ... Those who were whistle-blowers were sent to jail," he said, "I withdraw the word illegitimate."
With the din continuing, the Speaker adjourned the House for lunch. When the House reassembled after lunch, the Speaker observed that Advani has withdrawn those remarks and they would not form part of the records.