November 23, 2024 05:20 (IST)
Govt saving Congress top brass in Augusta?: Kejriwal
New Delhi, Apr 28 (IBNS) Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday questioned that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Centre government whether it was saving the Congress over the AugustaWestland chopper deal.
"Why is the PM silent on Augusta? First BJP spared Vadra, now protecting entire Congress top brass in Augusta?" Kejriwal tweeted.
"Shudn't those named in Italy court order be immediately arrested n interrogated? मà¥à¤à¤ªà¥‡ CBI की रेड कराई। पर कोंगà¥à¤°à¥‡à¤¸à¥€à¤¯à¥‹à¤‚ पर रेड नहीं करा रहे? (CBI raids were conducted on me. But why no raids have been conducted on Congress party leaders?"
"Shudn't those named in Italy court order be immediately arrested n interrogated? मà¥à¤à¤ªà¥‡ CBI की रेड कराई। पर कोंगà¥à¤°à¥‡à¤¸à¥€à¤¯à¥‹à¤‚ पर रेड नहीं करा रहे? (CBI raids were conducted on me. But why no raids have been conducted on Congress party leaders?"
As turmoil continued to prevail in Parliament over the AugustaWestland chopper deal, BJP leader Subramanian Swamy on Thursday had a face-off with Congress members after he made a controversial comment in the Rajya Sabha throwing the house in an uproar.
Leading the charge charge from the Centre’s side over the AgustaWestland chopper scam, Swamy said, "I have no problem with the minority institutions. But Article doesn't promote financing minority institution. You don't know Constitution; you know Italian Constitution," he said -his barb directed at Congress members.
All the Congress members raised a hue and cry protesting Swamy's comment which, however, was expunged by the Rajya Sabha chair.
Senior Congress member Jairam Ramesh said Swamy provocatively brought reference to Italian Constitution.
Leader of the Opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad said, "This man (Subramanian Swamy) doesn't understand difference between words used in streets and ones used in Parliament."
.
Swamy on Wednesday had named Congress Pesident Sonia Gandhi linking her to the chopper case in which alleged payoffs were made.
An Italian court investigated the contract because Agusta's parent company is Finmeccanica, an Italian defence manufacturer, and decided that vast amounts of bribes were routed to India by company executives to land the deal for 12 VVIP helicopters for about Rs. 3,600 crore.
The deal was cancelled by India in 2014 after the Italians began investigating it, a point the Congress is flashing in its defence along with the fact that AgustaWestland has not been banned by the new government from bidding for new defence deals.
The Congress made its own demand for a discussion on AgustaWestland demanding to know why the defence manufacturer accused of corruption was taken off a blacklist by the Narendra Modi government.
Support Our Journalism
We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism
IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.
Support objective journalism for a small contribution.
Latest Headlines
UK-India Free Trade Agreement negotiations to resume in early 2024 Sat, Nov 23 2024
In a rare move, Delhi Lt Guv VK Saxena praises CM Atishi; calls her 'thousand times better' Fri, Nov 22 2024
Centre to send over 10,000 additional soldiers to violence-hit Manipur amid fresh violence Fri, Nov 22 2024
Maharashtra cash-for-vote controversy: Vinod Tawde sends defamation notice to Rahul Gandhi, Kharge Fri, Nov 22 2024
Fishing fishing vessel collides with Indian Naval submarine off Goa coast, 2 fishermen missing Fri, Nov 22 2024
Debate over CM's face in both Mahayuti and MVA camps ahead of Maharashtra poll results Fri, Nov 22 2024
West Bengal is in India, you must speak in Hindi: Woman in Kolkata Metro tells co-passenger stirring row Fri, Nov 22 2024