New Delhi: The Congress on demanded resignation of external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj for her help to Indian fugitive Lalit Modi in getting British travel documents and dragged Prime Minister Narendra Modi into the raging row, saying “needle of suspicion rests” at his door.
The main opposition party also posed 11 questions to the Prime Minister, including “what happens to transparency and non-corruption promise” made by him and how the government would bring back black money if it “supports” such people who are accused of money laundering to the tune of Rs 700 crore.
“People are asking ‘is (PM Narendra) Modi helping (Lalit) Modi,” Congress spokesman Randeep Singh Surjewala said. Rejecting Ms Swaraj’s defence that she helped Lalit Modi on “humanitarian grounds”, Mr Surjewala alleged quid-pro-quo, saying the former IPL Commissioner had helped her husband Swaraj Kaushal in securing admission for his nephew in a UK university in 2013 and he enjoyed proximity to BJP leaders, including its president Amit Shah.
Mr Surejwala also wondered if the government had come out with a policy to help criminals on humanitarian ground and if it would be extended to Dawood Ibrahim too.
