Singhvi stays away from party briefings after CD controversy

Amid reports about a controversial CD involving him, Congress spokesman Abhishek Singhvi has kept away from party briefings this week.

"At this moment, we can only say this much that he was not available for briefing," Congress sources said when asked about reports that the leader had been taken off the roster of media briefings in the wake of the controversy surrounding him.

Singhvi, who briefs the media formally every week on Monday, requested that the speculation over him should end.

"On Monday morning itself, I had informed the party office that I was indisposed," he said.

The Delhi high court has recently restrained a media house from publishing, telecasting and broadcasting the contents of a CD pertaining to Singhvi, who is also a leading advocate.

Singhvi has alleged that the CD was "forged, concocted, morphed and fabricated".  Any move to telecast the alleged CD would infringe the right to reputation of Singhvi, the plea to the high court had said.