Cong for action against Jaswant

Call to investigate revelations in book.

NEW DELHI: The Congress has demanded a probe into revelations made in former external affairs minister Jaswant Singh’s autobiography relating to exchange of ransom money in the hijacking of the Indian Airlines plane to Kandahar.

Singh’s book is yet to be released, but in an attempt to neutralise the BJP’s effort to pin it down on its approach to terrorism, the Congress has put the blame on its rivals, based on revelations reportedly made by Jaswant Singh.

Party spokesman Satyavrat Chaturvedi challenged the BJP to prove the allegations wrong, by initiating action against him. “He has spoken of not only taking terrorists with him to Kandahar but also 200 million dollars as ransom. These are grave charges and must be probed,” said Chaturvedi.

The Congress spokesman also added a new twist to speculated in relation to the hijacking by referring to the fact that a bag of explosives was also carried to Kandahar as a part of the ransom.