New Delhi, July 24
Former External Affairs Minister Jaswant Singh is believed to have forwarded to the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh the name of a ‘mole’ in the PMO who he alleged had leaked India’s nuclear test plans to the USA, a day after latter had dared him to name the person.
Party sources said Mr Jaswant Singh
had forwarded the letter purportedly written by a US diplomat to a Senator, with a reference to the ‘mole’ in the PMO during P V Narasimha Rao’s tenure.
“He (Jaswant Singh) has told us that he will be sending the letter to the Prime Minister without deleting any names. By now, he must have forwarded the letter,” BJP Deputy Leader in the Rajya Sabha Sushma Swaraj said.
The Prime Minister had yesterday rubbished Singh’s claims and said, “if he (Jaswant) has the decency and courage, he should name the person whom he is accusing of being a mole. We are not afraid of any debate on any issue”.
The BJP leader, on his part, expressed disappointment with the phraseology the Prime Minister chose to use “in challenging decency.”
“I am actually not given to indecent exposure and he does not have to challenge me”, Mr Jaswant Singh said. He said that “I would tell the Prime Minister and no to the nation”.
“I will speak to him tomorrow and give him the name and letters and all the evidence before me. I have nothing to hide.”
