Jaitley flays UPA govt,says it is intolerant to criticism

“This government is intolerant to criticism and all those who have raised their voice against it are being harassed by its agencies,” Jaitley said.

The Income Tax department had yesterday sent notices for scrutiny to two NGOs associated with former police officer Kiran Bedi.

On IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt’s arrest,he said it was a law and order related matter.

Bhatt as an officer had pressurised his junior to sign a false affidavit and now the law was taking its own course,Jaitley said.

“No party should give it a political angle by supporting Bhatt now,” he said.

Taking a dig at Prime Minister Manmohan Singh,he said there was a leadership crisis in the country despite him being a good economist.

“Though the PM is in office,he is not in power,Jaitley said.

“Due to this leadership crisis,this government is losing its balance. It may fall anytime and we need to be prepared for that,” he told party workers at the function.