New Delhi, Oct 15: Launching fresh attack on activist-turned politician Arvind Kejriwal, Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh today claimed that Arvind Kejriwal had requested him to recommend his name for a place in National Advisory Council (NAC) in 2005-06 and that Sonia Gandhi at that time rejected his name.
"He (Arvind Kejriwal) came to me in 2005 or 2006 with Swami Agnivesh and requested me that I should promote his name to become a member of the NAC. Probably Soniaji was wiser than me, so she refused," Mr Singh told a news channel.
Digvijay Singh also blasted Kejriwal for launching personal attacks on the son-in-law of Congress President.
"There are ethics in politics. Never attack family. The Congress never attacked (former PM) Atal Bihar Vajpayee's son-in-law Ranjan Bhattacharya or (senior BJP leader) L K Advani's son and daughter. Have we ever said a word against them? They have a private life of their own," said Digvijay.
When asked whether he has any tangible proof against Atal Behari Vajpayee's son-in-law Ranjan Bhattacharya, Digvijay reacted sharply by saying, "Don't make me open my mouth about Ranjan Bhattacharya."
The Congress general secretary also questioned the motive behind Kumar Vishwash's meeting with Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi.
"Kumar Vishwas must explain why he met Mr Modi? And why is he drawing a salary from his Ghaziabad College while being an activist?” asked Digvijay Singh.
Arvind Kejriwal summarily rejected Digvijay Singh's charges and said,”Never believe Digvijaya, he always lies."
Clarifying the motive behind his meeting with Narendra Modi, Kumar Vishwash said that he met Modi top ensure enactment of a strong Lokpal.
