Decision on EC's direction on CD controversy soon: Rajnath

Bhopal, May 9 (UNI) BJP President Rajnath Singh today said the party would soon make its stand clear over the Election Commission's directive for publicly condemning the contents of the compact disc distributed on the eve of assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh.

Mr Singh told reporters here that the Uttar Pradesh's BJP unit had already made it clear publicly that it had nothing to do with the CD.

On whether the BJP would express its regret publicly, Mr Singh said the decision would be taken by the party at a soon-to-be-held meeting.

The Election Commission had asked the BJP to openly condemn the contents of the CD within a week.

UNI