In the following questions, a sentence has been given in Direct / Indirect. Out of the four alternatives suggested, select the one which best expresses the same sentence in Indirect / Direct.
He said, “The government is writing letters,"
He said that the government is writing letters.
He said that the government was writing letters.
He said that the government will write letters.
He said that the government will write letters.
B.
He said that the government was writing letters.