10-14-2006, 02:01 AM
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Pioneer News Service | New Delhi
Determined to fight to the bitter end the CBI's decision to implicate him in the Barak missiles deal, NDA Convenor George Fernandes on Friday held talks with senior BJP leader LK Advani.
Fernandes also had telephonic talks with Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Janata Dal (U) president Sharad Yadav.
<b>Sources said that in his meeting with Advani, the former Defence Minister briefed him about the Barak deal and maintained at no stage he was aware of any wrong doings.</b>
The two leaders reportedly discussed the strategy to take on the UPA Government on miscue of the CBI to settle political cores. Fernandes is also expected to meet former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee within couple of days. Vajpayee had spoken to Fernandes on phone after the CBI filed FIR against him.
<b>Sources said that Advani also raised the issue of Fernandes decision to campaign for the Samajwadi Party for the forthcoming UP assembly poll. JD(U) leaders have been pressurising the BJP to resist Fernandes from revising his stand. Emerging from the meeting, Fernandes opposed the JD(U)'s move to forge an alliance with Apna Dal for Uttar Pradesh assembly elections and said "if JD(U) does that, I have said I will campaign for Mulayam Singh Yadav"</b>.
To a question how appropriate it would be for him to campaign for Samajwadi Party while being convenor of the BJP-led alliance, Fernandes said NDA is a "platform".Â
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Pioneer News Service | New Delhi
Determined to fight to the bitter end the CBI's decision to implicate him in the Barak missiles deal, NDA Convenor George Fernandes on Friday held talks with senior BJP leader LK Advani.
Fernandes also had telephonic talks with Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Janata Dal (U) president Sharad Yadav.
<b>Sources said that in his meeting with Advani, the former Defence Minister briefed him about the Barak deal and maintained at no stage he was aware of any wrong doings.</b>
The two leaders reportedly discussed the strategy to take on the UPA Government on miscue of the CBI to settle political cores. Fernandes is also expected to meet former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee within couple of days. Vajpayee had spoken to Fernandes on phone after the CBI filed FIR against him.
<b>Sources said that Advani also raised the issue of Fernandes decision to campaign for the Samajwadi Party for the forthcoming UP assembly poll. JD(U) leaders have been pressurising the BJP to resist Fernandes from revising his stand. Emerging from the meeting, Fernandes opposed the JD(U)'s move to forge an alliance with Apna Dal for Uttar Pradesh assembly elections and said "if JD(U) does that, I have said I will campaign for Mulayam Singh Yadav"</b>.
To a question how appropriate it would be for him to campaign for Samajwadi Party while being convenor of the BJP-led alliance, Fernandes said NDA is a "platform".Â
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