New Delhi: A combative Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday took on External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj over the Lalit Modi scandal in Parliament. "I want to ask if Sushmaji carried out the request of Lalit Modi because of his wife's treatment? How much money did Lalit Modi pay Sushma's family to save himself?" he asked.
"The Congress party will not stop speaking. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he will bring back black money. Where is that black money? Lalit Modi is a symbol of black money in this country," Rahul said. "But the PM's motto is 'Do not see, hear or speak the truth," he continued.
Rahul's attack came shortly after Sushma mounted a staunch defence of herself in the Lalit Modi scandal, claiming that she did not misuse her office to help Lalit Modi. It also came shortly after Lalit Modi himself hinted at Congress malpractices.
"When I joined business in 1987, the first thing I was told was to go and have a cup of tea with (the then) PM Rajiv Gandhi. Let them deny it. Check the PM's house records. My entry will be in the record. Let the PM's house records be looked up. Then I was told to give suitcase to Captain, which was done. If someone went to (Congress leader) Satish Sharma's house in Delhi, he would proudly take them to a room that was stacked from floor to ceiling with cash," Lalit Modi tweeted.
The Bharatiya Janata Party, (BJP) hit back at the Congress, saying it had "failed to present any logical arguments in the Lalit Modi case".
"Entire session has been washed out due to the Congress. All allegations levelled by them are baseless. The government dismisses all allegations," Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said.
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