Digvijaya Singh's Number in Naxal Letter: Congress Leader Dares PM Narendra Modi, Rajnath Singh to 'Take Action' Against Him
Digvijaya Singh said that, 'the phone number they are mentioning is available to everyone via Rajya Sabha's portal.'
New Delhi, November 19: Congress leader Digvijaya Singh has given clarification on his number propping up in one of the letters exchanged by Naxals and said that,"the phone number they are mentioning is available to everyone via Rajya Sabha's portal." The senior Congress leader also said that he hasn't used that number "since last four years," reported news agency ANI. Digvijaya Singh's Number Propped up in Letters Exchanged by Naxals, Confirms Pune Police.
Talking to the news agency, Singh also dared Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to "take action against him if he is involved in any anti-national activities." Digvijaya Singh Says 'My Speeches Cut Congress Votes', Confirms Gag Order on Him For Madhya Pradesh Assembly Elections 2018; Watch Video.
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Earlier, Pune police said that they are likely to question Digvijaya Singh as his number has been found in one of the letters exchanged by the naxals. In an earlier set of letters, the police had also unearthed a purported plot to assassinate Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Talking to media, on reports of Congress leader Digvijaya Singh's number appearing in the letters, Pune DCP said that "On basis of probe,some letters were recovered. In those letters,few mobile numbers have been found,we're investigating(sic)."
The alleged letters exchanged by naxal leaders had one letter which involved the plan to assassinate Prime Minister Narendra Modi, found Pune police while investigating the Bhima Koregaon violence case which has already resulted in the arrests of certain high-profile activists including Varavara Rao, Sudha Bharadwaj and Gautam Navlakha among others.
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