'PM over-reacted'

By Our Special Correspondent

NEW DELHI, JULY 31. The Shiv Sena MP, Mr. Sanjay Nirupam, today defended his statement in the Rajya Sabha during a discussion on the UTI scandal on Monday by seeking to focus on the role of some people in the Prime Minister's Office.

He told The Hindu that he had not levelled any allegations against the Prime Minister, Mr. Atal Behari Vajpayee, or for that matter against any individual. ``I have made certain allegations. Let there be investigation into it. If I am wrong, I would withdraw the allegations.''

Mr. Nirupam said Mr. Vajpayee had ``over-reacted''. He had ``high regard' for Mr. Vajpayee and his intention was not to cause hurt to the Prime Minister. The attempt was to turn the spotlight on what was going on for otherwise the UTI debacle could not have occurred.

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