Rourkela, Apr 08: BJP president Rajnath
Singh today charged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh with trying
to hush up Election Commissioner Navin Chawla's reported
"links" with Congress Party.
"Whenever something pertains to 10, Janpath, the Prime
Minister feels helpless. Be it Ottavio Quattrochhi or Navin
Chawla, who is close to the Gandhi Family, the Prime Minister
tries to hush up issues surrounding them," Rajnath told
reporters on the third day of his 'Bharat Suraksha Yatra'.
His comments came in the wake of Attorney-General
Milon K Banerjee's reported clean chit to Chawla who faces
opposition allegations of links with the ruling Congress.
In his opinion sent to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh,
Banerjee reportedly said Chawla has not committed any
"misconduct" warranting his disqualification as election
commissioner.
The Prime Minister had sought the Attorney-General's
opinion on an NDA petition seeking Chawla's removal from the
post.
Bureau Report
