On projection of Kejriwal as Prime Ministerial candidate, Singh said “the media has already made Modi the Prime Minister and earlier L K Advani, and now the Delhi Chief Minister.” On Samajwadi Party government's move in Uttar Pradesh to withdraw cases against the accused in the Muzaffarnagar riots, Singh said it has the right to do so, but the step should stand the scrutiny in the court of law.
“Any state government has a right to withdraw charges against the accused, provided they are convinced the person is innocent, but even withdrawal of these cases has to be ultimately scrutinised and approved by the judiciary,” he added.
The SP had yesterday backed withdrawal of cases against the accused in Muzaffarnagar riots, saying it was “trying to give justice to the victims”.
On senior AAP leader Prashant Bhushan pitching for a referendum in Kashmir to decide whether or not the Indian Army should be deployed to deal with internal threats in the valley, Singh said the matter was best left to the Foreign Affairs and Defence Ministers to handle, and not answered by him here.
