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AICC refutes Arjun Singh’s comment on decision-making

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NEW DELHI: The All-India Congress Committee (AICC) on Monday contradicted senior party leader and Human Resource Minister Arjun Singh’s recent comment on decision-making in the party saying that “if anything” the party was accused of “too much democracy and too much discussions.”

Party spokesman Abhishek Singhvi also refuted Mr. Singh’s statement regarding his opposition to the Emergency: “Mr. Arjun Singh is a senior leader but we do not recollect him indicating anything about his opposition to the Emergency. Perhaps our memory is dim, but no one can remember anything,” he said in answer to a question.

Mr. Singhvi said that since Mr. Singh himself had said — in a statement issued by him on Sunday — that the episode was a closed chapter for him, it was a closed chapter for the party as well. “We have nothing to say.”When pressed for a reaction he, however, said: “If anything, the Congress has been accused of too much democracy, too much discussions, too much give-and-take and too much of multi-lateral and multi-level decision-making. Therefore, his charges cannot but be baseless.” Mr. Singhvi said the person who opened the chapter had himself closed it, so all queries must be addressed to him.

Asked about the deluge of reactions from Congressmen to Mr. Singh’s remarks, he said it was a free country and a free party.

He, however, added that there was no move for any disciplinary action against Mr. Singh. “It is a closed chapter.”

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