Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal dares PM Modi to arrest Sonia Gandhi

NEW DELHI: Launching a scathing attack on the Narendra Modi government and the Congress over the AgustaWestland copter scam, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said the Prime Minister does not have enough courage to arrest Congress president Sonia Gandhi and that the two parties have an alliance in corruption.

Mr Kejriwal was addressing a protest rally at Jantar Mantar by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) demanding the arrest of Mrs Gandhi for interrogation.

Questioning the silence of Congress on the issue of Mr Modi’s alleged fake degree, Mr Kejriwal also said that the two parties had an arrangement that the BJP government will not arrest Mrs Gandhi in the copter scam and the Congress will not raise the issue of Mr Modi’s educational qualification.

“The Italian court order also has names of Sonia Gandhi, Ahmed Patel, certain officers and Congressmen, but Modi is not able to gather enough courage to arrest Sonia Gandhi to ask her even two questions, to interrogate her. Modiji, you have been made PM to take action... not to leave the task for the Italy court. Our chest would also be of 56 inches if you send her to jail. When my PM says that Italy’s court is taking Gandhi’s name not and not he, I want to ask Modiji, ‘Why are you scared of her?” Mr Kejriwal asked.

Meanwhile, the CBI on Saturday questioned cousins of former Indian Air Force Chief S.P. Tyagi — Sanjeev, Rajeev and Sandeep — besides advocate Gautam Khaitan for nearly eight hours asking exhaustively about finances, firms established by them and their relations with European middlemen in Agusta Westland VVIP helicopter deal.

The sources said questioning revolved around accounts of IDS Tunisia and remittances received by it. They said some documents which Khaitan was not carrying on Friday were brought by him. CBI claimed that Khaitan was being evasive during questioning and “concealing” information.

The Managing Director of IDS Infotech Partap K. Aggarwal and CEO of Aeromatrix Info Solutions Pvt. Ltd Praveen Bakshi have been called in connection with its probe in the case.

It is believed that their firms were used to route alleged bribe money in India.
Former Air Force Chief S.P. Tyagi has also been called on Monday again for a fresh round of questioning.