'Only Speak Out Against Govt When My Colleagues Are Arrested'

Guwahati, Oct 20: BJP leader L K Advani today hit back at Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for asking him to avoid using harsh words, saying he spoke up against the government only when his colleagues were arrested for upholding democracy.

“The prime minister says I use harsh words. I do not use harsh words, but only speak out against the government when my colleagues are arrested for upholding democracy and whistle blowers are sent to jail,” he told a public rally here as part of his Jan Chetna Yatra.

He was reacting to Singh’s remark yesterday that Advani’s attacks appeared “intemperate” and the prime minister’s suggestion to him to “avoid harsh words” in his criticism.

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