New Delhi: The Congress hit back Saturday at Arun Jaitley for making allegations in the AgustaWestland VVIP choppers case and said the ‘Finance Minister’ is showing immense faith in ‘diary entries’ to level ‘bogus’ charges, even as the BJP is ‘mute’ on Sahara and Yeddy diaries.
Jaitley had said the Congress should answer as to who were referred to as ‘RG’, ‘AP’ and ‘FAM’ in documents cited by the ED in the choppers case and added that Swiss police had also seized papers carrying similar initials in its raids in connection with the case in 2013.
Hitting back, Congress’s chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala tweeted: “Suddenly, FM shows immense faith in ‘Diary entries’ to make Bogus Allegations! What’s good for the goose is good for the gander!
“Why is PM Modi & BJP silent on Sahara Diaries? Why is PM Modi and BJP mute on Yeddy Diaries? Duplicity & Doublespeak is ingrained in BJP’s DNA.
The purported Sahara diaries, which listed alleged pay-offs to politicians, were recovered following raids conducted in November 2014.
The ‘Yeddy diaries’ refer to former Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa’s purported diary which the Congress claimed had details of ‘bribes’ paid to BJP leaders. The BJP had dismissed all such allegations.
The Congress had earlier said Friday that the ED chargesheet filed in the Agusta case before a Delhi court was a ‘cheap election stunt’ to divert people’s attention from the ‘imminent defeat’ of the Modi government in the polls.
According to the ED chargesheet, Michel is understood to have identified the initials ‘AP’ as Ahmed Patel, the senior Congress leader close to the Gandhi family. However, Michel has filed an application in a Delhi court Friday claiming he has not named anybody in connection with the deal.
Patel hit out Friday at the government over the Enforcement Directorate chargesheet, stating ‘baseless and laughable’ allegations and ‘jumlas’ are raining this election season.
The ED had told the court Thursday that Michel and other accused received 42 million euros as kickbacks in the defence deal.
PTI
