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Lalit Modi row: Vasundhara Raje was in Delhi to attend NITI Ayog meeting only, says her office

Raje had departed for Delhi to attend the NITI Aayog meeting on Saturday morning.

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Raje was scheduled to visit London from June 27 to July 2 but cancelled her UK tour early this week in view of the NITI Aayog meet.
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Embattled Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje on Saturday attended a NITI Aayog deliberation here but left the capital without meeting either Prime Minister Narendra Modi or BJP chief Amit Shah.

Raje, who has been facing mounting opposition pressure to quit in connection with the 'Lalitgate', arrived at around 9:30 AM and left the city after spending close to four hours.

But her office said she was not scheduled to meet anyone but had gone there only to attend a meeting of NITI Ayog. The CMO, in a statement, said after attending the NITI Ayog meeting she had come back directly to Jaipur.

It also termed as "untrue" some TV reports that Raje did not get time from senior BJP leaders and that she did not get any assurance from them.

"Such news are untrue and beyond reality, hence before broadcasting and publishing any such news it is advised to confirm it from the sources," the statement said

But party sources were tight-lipped on whether the Rajasthan Chief Minister had sought any appointment to meet either the Prime Minister or the party President.

Last night, after a meeting between Modi and Shah, party sources indicated that the top leadership of the party had accepted Raje's defence in the controversy.

On Friday, Rajasthan BJP refuted all the allegations being levelled at her, saying that the document which she signed in support of Modi's immigration application to the UK government was never produced in court as she had backed out of it later. The state unit of the party also claimed that Modi's investment in the chain of hotels owned by her son was legal and had been disclosed to authorities.

Congress has been piling up pressure on BJP to sack Raje, accusing her of quid pro quo in helping the former IPL boss. Raje has maintained silence over the raging row even though her office has termed the allegations "untrue", claiming that they were aimed at harming her politically.

BJP for its part has said it "fully supports" her. The party has called her its tallest and most popular leader in the state, where she has led the party to its biggest Assembly and Lok Sabha wins. Raje was scheduled to visit London from June 27 to July 2 but cancelled the trip early this week in view of the NITI Aayog meet. 

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