Cong hits back at Natwar Singh

New Delhi, Oct 30 (UNI) Attributing former External Affairs Minister Natwar Singh's outbursts against Congress President Sonia Gandhi to the incriminating findings against him by an independent and impartial inquiry committee headed by Justice Pathak, the Congress today said that "his desperation is understandable".

Stating that the Congress can not stoop to the level of the language used by Mr Natwar Singh, Congress Spokesman Abhishek Singhvi said Mr Natwar Singh's irritation and worry at the findings are natural and it only goes to confirm his sense of guilt.

Briefing mediapersons here, Mr Singhvi charged that Mr Natwar Singh had lost his sense of balance being scared of the implications of the Justice Pathak Committee report on Volcker allegations regarding the Iraqi Oil for Food scam. "He is trying to prove his lies and untruth into truth, and that is why he is holding out a threat." "It shows all these years he had no ideological commitment to the party or leadership but was only concerned with the loaves and fishes of office," he said.

Calling upon Mr Natwar Singh not to be worked up by Mrs Gandhi's remark of betrayal of trust, Mr Singhvi said it was a "mild comment" as far as Mr Singh was concerned. "Instead of sermonising about civilisation and culture, he should look within to introspect on his personal and political life." "As far as any decision to take action against Mr Singh by the party is concerned, it is internal to Congress. It is not going to be dictated as regards nature and timing of its action," the Congress Spokesman said.

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