'Arjun Singh behind Tehelka'

By Our Staff Correspondent

TUMKUR (KARNATAKA), APRIL 1. The Union Minister for Tourism and Culture, Mr. Ananth Kumar, said the Congress leader, Mr. Arjun Singh, was behind the tehelka exposure.

Addressing BJP workers at Bavikatte Kalyan Mantap here on Sunday, he said the news portal had created an `awful' fiction under the supervision of Mr. Singh. He accused the Congress leader of hatching a conspiracy to gain political mileage for his party in the wake of the forthcoming Assembly elections in five States.

The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) leaders, including its chairman and the Prime Minister, Mr. A.B. Vajpayee, and the convenor, Mr. George Fernandes, would participate in the NDA convention in Bangalore on April 5. ``The Congress cannot fool the people. Its nefarious designs will be exposed very soon.''

Referring to the Exim policy, Mr. Kumar said the import of foodgrains would not affect local markets as the Centre had decided to impose import duty up to 85 per cent. Urging the party workers to counter the Congress charges in this regard, he said the Government was blaming the Centre for its lapses and was attempting to politicise development projects.

Mr. S. Shivanna, MLA, Mr. Gaikwad, president, BJP Tumkur, Mr. Nandish, yuva morcha leader, and Mr. B.C. Nagesh Babu, and Mr. Rudresh, general secretaries, were present.

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