I have no hand in political making of Reddy brothers: Sushma Swaraj."While Karnataka burns with corruption, the Neros of BJP fiddle in Delhi.

Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Sushma Swaraj has refuted charges that she is a protector of the mining barons Bellary brothers and played a role in their induction into the Karnataka cabinet.

“There cannot be a bigger lie. Let me tell you the truth, I have no hand in the political making of the Bellary brothers. I had nothing to do in making them ministers or building up their stature as political leaders,” Ms. Swaraj said in an interview to a weekly magazine Outlook.

The Bellary brothers, Janardhan, Karunakar and Somashekhar Reddy, are said to be close to Ms. Swaraj and reportedly enjoy her patronage. The proximity between Ms. Swaraj and Reddy brothers- who say they respect her as a family elder- has been since the former contested against Congress President Sonia Gandhi from Bellary in 1999.

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"The Neros of Bharatiya Janata Party fiddle in New Delhi while Karnataka burns," Congress spokesperson Manish Tewari told reporters here.The Reddy brothers are involved in several criminal cases in Bellary in Karnataka."Sushma Swaraj's assertions once again underscore the fundamental reality of BJP that money talks and Karnataka Chief Minister Yeddyurappa and Reddy brothers walk," he stated.