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Congress questions BJP's commitment to fight corruption

By Our Special Correspondent

NEW DELHI, FEB. 21 . The Congress today questioned the Bharatiya Janata Party's commitment to fight corruption and criminalisation of politics.

Referring to the National Democratic Alliance's promise made in the National Agenda for Governance, the Congress spokesperson, Kapil Sabil, said the Vajpayee Government "compromised" on both counts.

Mr. Sibal said that the party had admitted D.P. Yadav against whom 30 criminal cases were pending. Of these, 19 were registered by the Uttar Pradesh police and the rest by the Delhi police. The allegations in these cases ranged from murder, attempt to murder and extortion.

Mr. Sibal criticised the BJP which, while admitting Mr. Yadav, had said that the move was to ensure that the party got a level-playing field against the Samajwadi Party cadres. The Union Law Minister, Arun Jaitley, had defended the move stating that Mr. Yadav had not been convicted by a court of law in any case. The BJP claimed that Mr. Yadav's entry would strengthen its position in five constituencies.

"They have no hesitation in admitting anyone." He said that even on the issue of the disclosure of assets by candidates, the NDA was opposed to the move even as the Congress had extended support.

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