Lalit Modi offered me a job, but I declined, says Sushma Swaraj’s husband
AAP on Wednesday demanded immediate sacking of Sushma Swaraj
New Delhi: In another controversy, former IPL chief Lalit Modi alleged he offered a job to External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj's husband Kaushal.
While acknowledging that he had been offered a post by the Indofil Board, senior advocate Swaraj Kaushal on Wednesday said that he did not consent to the same.
"I am a lawyer for Lalit Modi for over 20 years. I was offered to be Alternate Director on Indofil Board. I did not give my consent. The request was withdrawn," Kaushal's statement to ANI read.
Meanwhile, continuing to mount pressure, the AAP on Wednesday demanded immediate sacking of Sushma Swaraj.
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Batting for a legislation on conflict of interest, the party also demanded that ministers in the Union government and their immediate family members should also declare their pecuniary interests.
"Now it has come to light that Lalit Modi offered directorship to Swaraj Kaushal. He is the beneficiary of the legal fees from Modi. There should be an independent probe and the External Affairs Minister should be immediately sacked. The Centre should ask its ministers to make their pecuniary interests public and there should be a strong conflict of interest law in the country," party spokesperson Raghav Chadha said.
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The party also attacked the BJP for the poor functioning of Municipal Corporations of Delhi, which are being controlled by the Centre, following the remarks in the CAG report, which was tabled in the Delhi Legislative Assembly yesterday.
"Around Rs 35 crore were given to the South Delhi Municipal Corporation for the treatment of dengue and malaria. But only Rs 18 crore were spent. Who will take the responsibility for the people who have died and suffered," AAP's Delhi unit secretary Dilip Pandey said.
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He said that around Rs 13 crore were spent on managing the website of the corporation. "We all know in today's age a website can be operated in less than Rs 1000 and the corporation spent Rs 13 crore for this purpose. With that amount, websites of the Municipal corporation of the whole world could be managed," he added.
