New Delhi, May 28 (PTI) In an apparent bid to play down the controversy over Sushma Swaraj's remarks on Reddy brothers, former BJP chief Rajnath Singh today said all decisions related to Karnataka, including appointment of Arun Jaitley as in-charge of the state, had his consent.
"Reports of a rift between Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley are baseless. This is true that Arun was in-charge of Karnataka. I had sent him there as I was president (of BJP) and there were chances of a controversy during Cabinet formation," Singh said.
He also accepted that in 2009, when the Reddy brothers revolted against Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa, he had sought the services of Swaraj to talk to the mining barons to end the crisis.