Party spokesperson Sahnawaz Hussain told reporters in New Delhi last evening that Jethmalani's remarks on certain decisions of the party amount to indiscipline and will only help Congress and therefore the party President Nitin Gadkari decided to suspend him from the party.
He said, BJP Parliamentary Board will take a final decision on the expulsion of Jethmalani from the party today.
Mr. Jethmalani has, in the last few days, openly attacked the party for criticizing the appointment of the new CBI chief. He had also challenged the party to take action against him on the issue.
The party had also taken strong exception to Mr. Jethmalani’s public outburst against senior party leaders Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley who had written to Prime Minister expressing their reservations over the appointment of Ranjit Sinha as the new Director of the CBI.
Reacting to his suspension Mr. Jethmalani said, many in the party shared his views but "few had the capacity" to express their views openly.
