VVIP chopper scam: Modi doesn't even dare to ask Soniaji about this scam, said Kejriwal launching a scathing attack on Prime Minister.
Several months after coming to power, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday came back to Jantar Mantar to launch a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress President Sonia Gandhi in a protest rally on the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper scam.
The Aam Aadmi Party, which notoriously earned the name 'dharna party' for carrying out agitations and protests on an anti-corruption plank four years ago with activist Anna Hazare, and also during its first stint of 49 days in government in 2013.
"The Italian company Agusta was involved in corruption and all big officials of this country for the deal had been bribed. But our Prime Minister has not moved an inch in the investigations and nobody has been sent to jail," Kejriwal said. He was greeted by a loud, cheering crowd and long claps.
Alleging a deal between Modi and Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, Kejriwal said, "Modi doesn't even dare to ask Soniaji about this scam, we want to ask the prime minister that we made you our PM to punish the culprits but not to protect the culprits."
Lashing out at Modi, Kejriwal alleged that while the PM conducted raids at his office, Sonia Gandhi has not been quizzed or put behind bars. He was referring to the CBI raid at the Delhi secretariat in December last year.
Relieving his earlier 'dharna' days, Kejriwal thundered, "Four years ago, we all had assembled here at Jantar Mantar. We had assembled here to protest against the corruption of Congress and BJP. We were baton-charged but we did not give up. We were here to protest because we wanted to save our country from graft like the coal scam, 2G scam, Agusta and many more."
Talking about the PM, Kejriwal said, "Modiji made tall promises to the people of this country that he will punish the culprits and will bring them to book. Today, it has been two years and he has done nothing about the corrupt."
The BJP brass has targeted the Congress' top leadership at the parliament session over the scam over the last few days.
The rally is one among the series of attacks launched by Kejriwal on Modi, in the last few months. While Modi has maintained a silence over Kejriwal's allegations, the Delhi chief minister has often targeted Modi over twitter. A more recent example is Kejriwal's allegation that the PM faking an educational degree from Delhi University.
"It seems that the PM has neither done a BA or a MA. Both degrees are fake. Firstly, he lied to the entire country, secondly, he lied in an affidavit and thirdly, the degrees are forged. This is a case of cheating. If the PM is accused of cheating under (IPC section) 420, this is a serious matter," he had said earlier.
On Friday, Kejriwal linked Modi's degree with the Agusta scam, saying, "Dono mein badi achchi setting hai. (They have a good deal). BJP is cursing Soniaji (Gandhi) but not arresting her. Congress is not questioning the PM's degree. BJP and Congress are holding dharnas against each other. Is this country foolish?" he had retorted.
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