Lucknow, June 2 (IANS) Stating that his party will support anyone who fights against corruption, senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi Thursday launched a scathing attack on the central government, saying it was not serious about fighting graft.
Asked about the BJP’s stand on yoga guru Baba Ramdev’s proposed hunger strike over corruption and black money stashed abroad, Naqvi said: ‘Our party will support anyone who stands to fight against corruption.’
Commenting on the contentious issue of bringing the prime minister under the ambit of the Lokpal Bill — the reason for a deadlock between civil society members and government representatives on the joint drafting committee, Naqvi said: ‘BJP was the first party that advocated for this.’
‘Atal Bihari Vajpayee, while he was the prime minister of India, had also advocated this.’
‘The central government is just not serious and honest to fight corruption,’ he added.
