02-06-2007, 07:43 PM
I was removed under US pressure: Natwar
Suspended Congress leader and former external affairs minister Natwar Singh on Tuesday alleged that he was removed from his post under US pressure and hinted at joining the Samajwadi party.
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<b>Showering praise on the Samajwadi Party, Singh said it was a secular party, which was a 'big thing.' </b>
Singh also claimed that Justice R S Pathak had approached him for being nominated to the International Court of Justice.
Mulayam Singh Yadav, speaking on the occasion, said no one will be allowed to ruin Natwar's political career.
"<b>We know that you have been cheated. It has been the tradition of the Nehru-Gandhi family to ruin people in this fashion whether it was T T Krishnmachari or Krishna Menon," Yadav said. </b>
He said SP wanted to reap the benefits of Natwar Singh's vast experience since 1996 but it could not materialise.
"Now the moment has come in a natural way...You (Natwar) will not find a better party than SP," Yadav said.
Suspended Congress leader and former external affairs minister Natwar Singh on Tuesday alleged that he was removed from his post under US pressure and hinted at joining the Samajwadi party.
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<b>Showering praise on the Samajwadi Party, Singh said it was a secular party, which was a 'big thing.' </b>
Singh also claimed that Justice R S Pathak had approached him for being nominated to the International Court of Justice.
Mulayam Singh Yadav, speaking on the occasion, said no one will be allowed to ruin Natwar's political career.
"<b>We know that you have been cheated. It has been the tradition of the Nehru-Gandhi family to ruin people in this fashion whether it was T T Krishnmachari or Krishna Menon," Yadav said. </b>
He said SP wanted to reap the benefits of Natwar Singh's vast experience since 1996 but it could not materialise.
"Now the moment has come in a natural way...You (Natwar) will not find a better party than SP," Yadav said.