Janjivan Bureau
NEW DELHI: With the controversy over Sushma Swaraj helping former IPL chief Lalit Modi secure travel documents from the UK for Portugal snowballing, the Congress on Tuesday demanded that the Prime Minister should immediately sack the External Affairs Minister.
Speaking to reporters, Congress leader Ajoy Kumar said that the government of Narendra Modi was not just a ‘suit-boot ki sarkaar’ but was also trying to protect accused people.
“It seems strange that the PM is not aware of Swaraj helping Lalit Modi. He should immediately sack her,” Kumar said.
“Do we need more reason than the fact that the country’s foreign minister is trying to protect a man accused in a Rs 700 crore case,” he asked.
“This government will come on ground to protect the suit-boot people,” the Congress leader added.
Another Congress leader Digvijay Singh sought to drag Finance Minister Arun Jaitley into the controversy. He said, “(Have) greatest regard for Sushma Swaraj but this is a matter of State. Why is Mr Jaitley quiet?”
“PM Narendra Modi and Arun Jaitley should make clear whether Swaraj’s action were appropriate or not,” Digvijaya Singh said.
“I have greatest regard for Sushma Swaraj but this is a matter of state. Why is Mr Jaitley quiet,” Digvijaya Singh asked.
On Monday, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi had demanded that Prime Minister Modi sack Sushma Swaraj for helping a person accused of money laundering.
Yesterday also, while seeking the minister’s resignation Congress had asked the Central government to make public all letters it had written to the UK government on Lalit Modi and insisted that Swaraj’s help to him for getting travel documents was a clear case of quid-pro-quo.
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