Former Chief minister Digvijay Singh dared Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union home minister Rajnath Singh and Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis to take action against him in the Elgar Parishad case. “If Digvijaya Singh is involved in any anti-national activity, then Modiji, Rajnathji and Fadnavisji are free to take action. I challenge them to take action,” said the Congress leader while interacting with media persons here on Monday. Singh claimed that BJP and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) were afraid of him and therefore, vitiating the atmosphere against him. “I have neither feared them, nor will I be scared of them in the future,” he said.
His comments came against the backdrop of the Pune police stating on Monday that a letter seized in connection with the Elgar Parishad probe referred to a mobile number purportedly belonging to Singh. Pune city police may question Singh in connection with their investigation into the activities of the banned CPI (Maoist), into the Bhima Koregaon violence case.
Singh further said that his mobile number is mentioned in Rajya Sabha website and he is not using the mobile for last four years. According to sources the letter, dated September 25, 2017, that mentions the mobile number of Digvijaya Singh was seized from the residence of accused Surendra Gadling, a Nagpur-based lawyer who was arrested in June, and it is written by Comrade Prakash, one of the top CPI (Maoist) commanders, to him.In the letter, it has been mentioned that Congress leaders were willing to assist in their efforts to intensify nationwide protests. The cellphone number mentioned in the letter is reportedly belongs to Singh.
