President and PO leader exchange harsh words

The day began with a statement by Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski accusing PO's Jan Rokita of being aware of and maybe even having inspired the secret services of keeping an eye on the activities of right-wing parties at the beginning of 1990's. The Prime Minister later added that the crime committed by Rokita, "Apart from murder is the gravest crime that can be committed." PO leader Donald Tusk stated that Kaczynski's words were a "political disgrace." Tusk who was invited for political consultations to President Lech Kaczynski spent only seven minutes in the President's Palace and left because of, "Heated emotions of Mr President". Tusk asked the President to convince his brother to resign as PM which would allow for early elections. However, according to Tusk, the President said if the PO won a general election, he would not sign any bills proposed by the Sejm. (Rzeczpospolita, p. A3) E.B.