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Congress sees red over Lalit Modi's allegation against Pranab Mukherjee

  •   Fri, Jun 19 2015 04:20:57 PM

New Delhi, Jun 19 (Agencies): Congress on Friday demanded that the government bring Lalit Modi back to India to face charges, a day after reports emerged that the former IPL boss blamed President Pranab Mukherjee for the Enforcement Directorate's cases against him.

The opposition party also termed as "condemnable" Modi's reported allegations that Mukherjee, as finance minister in the former UPA government, spearheaded the "revenge" politics against him.

"Allegations against the President are condemnable. What is the government doing to bring him back? Why red corner notice has not been issued to him?

"Why the government has not approached the Supreme Court to cancel passport issued to Lalit Modi?" Congress spokesperson Meem Afzal asked.

According to a report in the Times of India, the former IPL commissioner accused Mukherjee of ordering the ED probe in retaliation to Congress leader Shashi Tharoor's sacking as minister of state for external affairs over the IPL Kochi controversy.

"It was clear even before Tharoor resigned that Congress was furious over my decision to reveal Tharoor's ownership interest in the Kochi bid," Modi had reportedly said in his plea to the UK authorities while seeking permission to stay "as a representative of an overseas business."

The former IPL commissioner has been living in London since 2010, after the ED filed notices against him for alleged money laundering and forex violations in connection with the cricket league.

Modi's cases came into media focus earlier this week after reports revealed that external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj had helped him get travel papers to Portugal. After the controversy blew up, he claimed in an interview that Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje had secretly backed his immigration plea in Britain.

Congress spokesperson Afzal also alleged that the government was trying to save Swaraj and Raje by remaining silent over the controversy.

Afzal asked whether Modi would break his silence only when he would be the target of attack by the former IPL chief.
The government will have to say what action is being taken against the tainted cricket administrator, he said.
  

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  • A.Quadrosk, Kundapur/Bangalore

    Sat, Jun 20 2015

    Mr. Sethu, I totally agree with you.However the culprit let not go scot free.

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  • Vincent Rodrigues, Katapadi/B'lore

    Sat, Jun 20 2015

    Allegations against the President is not acceptable and fully condemnable.Action against Lalit Modi by our PM Modi need to be expedited without giving any grace period.

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  • Frustrated, Bantwal

    Fri, Jun 19 2015

    Dont worry jossey your itlian baiamma is safe!(sic)

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  • A.Quadros, Kundapur/Bangalore

    Fri, Jun 19 2015

    Mr.Sethu, Your comments are well worded. Remember one think because of Congress misdeeds during their tenure of decade rule, people of this country outsted them and brought BJP into power who poromised clean administration in their election menifesto. Our beloved PM Mr. Narendra Modi time and again said "From now Na hum Khainge Na Kisee ko Khane deinge(Neither we will eat nor we will allow any one to eat)". Apparently his silence over the recent development on Lalitgate it looks like he is saying "Congress Ne bahut Khaya, Hum ko be thoda Kane do"(Congress ate enough, now let us eat a little)" It looks the Mr.Clean image is tarnished.
    What's the point in crying over the spoilt milk and blame the Congress Government, they are no more in power. Let's look forward for an unblamished Swatch Bharat in all angles and not just restrict ourselves to cleaning of roads with Swatch Bharat campaingn initiated by NAMO.




















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  • sunill, bengaluru

    Fri, Jun 19 2015

    mr quadros,

    this lalith modi was created and his corruption reached cresendo during whose rule?it was during upa1 and upa2 this monster called ipl and its created lalith modi came into existance.if upa had will they could have extradicted him from uk and put him in jail jail forever.but they did not.why?bcoa thier secrets are also there with him along with some leaders of bjp.

    what is namo's fault in it as he was not even present in central scene during then?everyone knows if this mess is clearly investigated all seniors of congress and bjp will be badly exposed.
    narendra modi has no hand in this mess as people know he is a clean hand and corruption free track record.
    people of india gave power to narendra modi as pm this time and not to any party whether it is bjp or congress as know that majority of them in both parties are crooks.

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  • Peter, Bangalore

    Fri, Jun 19 2015

    One single phone call to UK Govt from Indian PM can bring back the absconder

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  • Sethu, Mangalore

    Fri, Jun 19 2015

    Mr. Pranab Mukharjee, before getting elevated to the elite position, was a staunch congressmen and Finance Minister in UPA. Tentacles of scams may extend to the doorstep of Finance Ministry for omissions and commissions and nobody from UPA dispensation can absolve from collective ownership of their misdeeds. As a democratic response thereto and notwithstanding the acrobatics Mr. Rahul Gandhi is currently engaged as an offshoot of his idiopathic dementia, people of India has made sure that Congress will not come to power atleast for next decade in Delhi. Though memory of people are considered short, Congress cannot take things for granted. Congress is squarely responsible for the present pathetic position of entire public sector. They have redefined administration of corruption, legalised corrupt practices,infused dignity to this mean profession and left people of the country negatively oriented, without a ray of hope. To question the logic and memory of one billion people is a crime to humanity. Post of President should be apolitical. Opening the post of first citizen to a political personality is to be thoroughly debated for the sake of saving a vibrant and strong democracy....?

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Fri, Jun 19 2015

    Thank God he did not say Sonia Gandhi ...

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  • Mie, Mangalore

    Fri, Jun 19 2015

    At the same time cease passports of Ali Baba(PM Modi) and his 40 chors and thier bank accounts.

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