New Delhi: Team Anna member Kiran Bedi today invoked the character of Dhritarashtra in Mahabharata to attack Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and alleged his “tainted team” will not give a strong criminal justice system, inviting a sharp rebuff from Law Minister Salman Khurshid who said the “personal campaign” will not work.
BJP also jumped into the war of words supporting Team Anna‘s demand for a probe into the allegations of corruption against the UPA government, saying it is natural that the “taint” reaches Singh though he is honest as he is the leader.
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“PMO clears Prime Minister. Did Dhritarashtra in Mahabharata not support Kauravas even after they attempted to disrobe Draupadi? Indian genes/culture? Or?,” Bedi tweeted.
She said Team Anna is focussed on the party in power at the Centre because it alone can give an effective central law not opposition.
The flare-up came a day after Prime Minister’s Office rejected Anna Hazare’s demands for setting up a Special Investigation Team for probing corruption allegations against Singh and his 14 Cabinet colleagues and setting up a fast track court to take up corruption cases against MPs.
Minister of State (PMO) V Narayanaswamy also yesterday alleged that Hazare was surrounded by “anti-national elements” and supported by “foreign forces”.
“Do or Die fast from 25 July for SIT probe on PM+14 Cab Ministers. Tainted team may never give us an expeditious and strong criminal justice system,” she alleged, a day after she termed the PMO letter as “absolutely wishy-washy”.
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