New Delhi, Sep 13 (ANI): The government, on Saturday, defended Lokpal selection panel in the Supreme court which the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had opposed when it was in opposition. The BJP-led NDA government filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court, defending the appointment of senior advocate PP Rao as the eminent jurist to the Lokapl panel. Earlier, the BJP had opposed Rao's nomination to the panel, calling him loyalist of Congress party. BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra said it was not a U-turn because affidavit was related to the process and not to a person. The opposition accused the BJP of following the Congress' policies on a host of issues, which it had traced during the parliament polls. Meanwhile, JD (U) said it exposed BJP's double standards.