SDF Govt Continues Attack on Cong Over Lottery Issue

The SDF government in Kerala today continued its attack on Congress over the appearance of AICC spokesman Abhishek Singhvi in the lottery case and said the party's leadership should explain to the people its policy on other state lotteries.

"Party spokesperson Singhvi had argued in High Court on behalf of Megha Distributors, promoters of Bhutan and Sikkim lotteries that state had no power to control the operations in contrast to the stand taken by Congress leaders in Kerala," State Finance Minister T M Thomas Issac told reporters.

Issac said Singhvi, who withdrew from the case following protest from state Congress leaders, did it only after concluding his arguments in the case.

The minister also wanted Singhvi to explain to people whether the position taken by him in the court that state had no power to check the operations of other state lotteries was the same as that of the Congress national leadership. Further details