Govt did not say Hazare's health not our concern: Pranab
Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee late on Wednesday rebutted the charges by Team Anna Hazare that he had told them the Gandhian's health was not government's concern, saying the remarks were ‘distorted.’
Mukherjee also denied the charge by Team Anna there was a dramatic change in government's ‘tone’ at the latest round of talks with Team Anna members this evening compared to its approach yesterday.
"There is no question of we not being concerned. We are deeply concerned about Anna Hazare's health. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has appealed to Annaji to end the fast. The all party meeting has also made a similar appeal," Mukehrjee told reporters.
Mukherjee was responding to charges by Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal that he had told the three-member team of Hazare's representatives at the talks that the Gandhian's health was their ‘problem’ and not the concern of the government
"My remarks were distorted," he said.
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