New Delhi: BJP President Nitin Gadkari today hit out at NRI business Anshuman Mishra terming his allegations against party veteran Murli Manohar Joshi and some other leaders as "baseless" and an "expression of frustration" over his failure to make it to the Raja Sabha.
"Anshuman Mishra's motivated and selective tirade against some of the top BJP leaders is nothing but an expression of frustration over his failure to make it to the Raja Sabha with the support of BJP MLAs from Jharkhand," Mr Gadkari, who is believed to have backed Mr Mishra's nomination which he had to withdraw following protest from certain BJP leaders, said in a statement.
The BJP President also appealed to media not to take cognizance of Mr Mishra's "unsubstantiated and wild" remarks against senior BJP leaders and said that all of them have a "proven track record of probity in public life" and have always enjoyed an "unblemished reputation".
On Saturday, he claimed to have introduced Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Chairman MM Joshi to senior executives of 2G scam accused companies when the panel was probing the 2G spectrum case, a charge rubbished by the BJP veteran.
Mr Joshi had, however, maintained that Mr Mishra's allegations were "fabricated" and whatever he was saying with regard to him is absolutely wrong and a "concoction".
"Anshuman Mishra's motivated and selective tirade against some of the top BJP leaders is nothing but an expression of frustration over his failure to make it to the Raja Sabha with the support of BJP MLAs from Jharkhand," Mr Gadkari, who is believed to have backed Mr Mishra's nomination which he had to withdraw following protest from certain BJP leaders, said in a statement.
The BJP President also appealed to media not to take cognizance of Mr Mishra's "unsubstantiated and wild" remarks against senior BJP leaders and said that all of them have a "proven track record of probity in public life" and have always enjoyed an "unblemished reputation".
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On Saturday, he claimed to have introduced Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Chairman MM Joshi to senior executives of 2G scam accused companies when the panel was probing the 2G spectrum case, a charge rubbished by the BJP veteran.
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Mr Joshi had, however, maintained that Mr Mishra's allegations were "fabricated" and whatever he was saying with regard to him is absolutely wrong and a "concoction".
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