New Delhi: Cabinet Minister Arjun Singh, widely tipped to get Human resources Development (HRD) portfolio, today (May 23, 2004) alleged that the Vajpayee Government tried to "mess up" with education reforms without going through legitimate channels for support and approval.

"Education reforms were introduced in the country by Rajiv Gandhi and they had anticipated steps at every stage," he told NDTV 24x7.

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"Recently, the last Government had tried to mess up the whole thing and not going through the legitimate channels for support and approval. So, we will have to see how the whole thing comes out," Singh said.