In a statement here, Singh retorted, "If you (BJP) can project a tainted leader like Narendra Modi, who presided over the massacre of hundreds of innocent people in Gujarat, as prime ministerial candidate, what moral right do you have to question Congress for fielding people like Pawan Kumar Bansal or Ashok Chavan".
Singh also challenged BJP's claim that Modi had got a clean chit in post-Godhra riots case.
About the case pending against him in a Ludhiana court, to which Jaitley had referred, Singh clarified it was a clear case of political vendetta unleashed by his allies on him and his party workers.
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