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,, 1, Il1 Indmit pirtw mr ,, 1, Il1 Indmit pirtw mr Tii Cabiniet, tlh( Laboor Party and the Naional l'eo pie s Party have joined in the calls for the resignation of Mr le Grange following the violent events in the Eastern Cape The law and order spokesman of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Mopp, said ministerial responsibility demanded that Mr Le Grange should go Mishandling His mishandling of the Eastern Cape situation raised the question of whether he was competent to continue Mr Ranji Nowbath of the NPP said Mr le Grange should seriously consider resigning From the reactions of President Botha and Mr le Grange, it emerged today that there are tensions in the Cabinet over the question of parties in the Cabinet demanding the resignation of a Minister of another party. % President Botha said it was his prerogative to appoint Ministers and he would not be influenced by agitations which had been started. Astonished It astonished him that, while unruly elements were trying to make -the eotttry'- ungovernable, "we are not standing togetber in condemning this. Instead attacks are made on a Minister who does his work I reject this," Mr Botha said Mr Id Grange said today that, an "extraordinary situation" had arisen and he was not prepared to accept this. He would, -meanwhile, .abide by the leadership given by Mr Botha Mr le Grange indicated that he would comment again later. Repercussions In Nationalist Party circles today it was said that the demand for Mr le Grange's resignation could have great political repercussions as parties led by two Cabinet Ministers, the Rev Allan Hendrickse and Mr Amichand Rajbansi, were involved.
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