Sushma Swaraj: Will name Congress leader who wanted passport for coal scam accused


New Delhi, Jul 22 (IT) : In what could again lead to a stormy start on Day 2 of Monsoon Session in the Parliament, Union External Affairs minister Sushma Swaraj on Monday tweeted that she would reveal in Parliament the name of a senior Congress leader who pressurised her for a diplomatic passport for a coal scam accused leader Santosh Bagrodia.

Swaraj, who was in the eye of the storm in the Parliament on Tuesday, said that she will make the revelation in the House's floor on Wednesday.

Santosh Bagrodia, a former minister of state for coal, has been named as an accused in a coal scam case linked to the allocation of a coal block in Maharashtra to a private company. He was summoned by a special CBI court on Tuesday.

Swaraj, the primary target of a relentless opposition attack on the Lalit Modi controversy, on Tuesday said she is ready for a debate "today itself", an offer she said she has conveyed to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, who has been fire-fighting on behalf of the government in Rajya Sabha.

"I am ready for a debate today itself. I asked Shri Arun Jaitley to convey this to Rajya Sabha," Sushma tweeted amid a series of disruptions and adjournments in Parliament over what has come to be known as Lalitgate. "The government is ready for a discussion in any format at any time," Jaitley said in the Upper House.

The government and the Congress have locked horns over the controversies surrounding Sushma Swaraj and Vasundhara Raje on Lalit Modi issue and Shivraj Singh Chouhan in Vyapam scam, setting the stage for confrontation in Parliament. While the Congress has made it clear that it will not allow Parliament to function unless the BJP leaders facing allegations quit, the government has asserted that there will be no resignations and that it will not give in to any ultimatum.

  

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  • John, Karkal

    Wed, Jul 22 2015

    Sushmaji,
    Please tell the names without hesitation. Let it be Dhood ka Dhood, Paani ka Paani. It is still interesting/suspense WHO allowed Lalit Modi to escape from this country when IPL scam initially HIT...

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  • Anees, KARKALA

    Wed, Jul 22 2015

    External affairs Minister self confirmed with misuse her portfolio for many scam accused leader to go abroad.
    PAISA MANIA......kamaane ka waqt agla char saal tak...

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  • Don, mlore

    Wed, Jul 22 2015

    Sushmaji,

    Why have u been so quiet till date!!!
    Now one more case can be filed against you for not disclosing the name of the person involved in such a huge scam. Now anyone can easily guess the reason behind your silence......... Paisa$$$

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  • shalini, kinnigoli

    Wed, Jul 22 2015

    Well said, now just because she is pulled up she is digging their grave, Thats what politics is all about. Must sue her with another case for withholding and not disclosing it earlier. Shame

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  • Mahendra Shetty, Mumbai Mangalore

    Wed, Jul 22 2015

    WHY CHOR PARTY IS RUNNING AWAY FROM DISCUSSION? THEY ARE HAVING ONLY 44 BUT STILL THEY DON'T HAVE ANY SHAME LEFT ON THEM...IF THEY CONTINUE DO LIKE THIS IN NEXT ELECTION PAKKA 0 SEAT IS WAITING.....

    CHORS ARE SHOUTING ONLY.......
    CHOR MACHAYE BAYANKARA SHOR!!!!

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  • Clifford, Mangalore

    Wed, Jul 22 2015

    Do you discuss with a thief when you catch him stealing from you?

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  • Mahendra Shetty, Mumbai Mangalore

    Wed, Jul 22 2015

    HA..HA...HA..

    PAPPU SUPPORTERS ARE BEHAVING SAME LIKE PAPPU......

    WITHOUT JUDGEMENT HOW YOU SENT CHORS TO JAIL? JUDGE WILL LISTEN CHORS WORDS ALSO BEFORE SENTENCING RIGHT?

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  • Chris, Mangalore

    Wed, Jul 22 2015

    Dear MS.
    44 congress have the guts to face 400 BJP. When Arun Jaitley got the 29 names of Black money holders Whey he has not disclosed?? because he is one of them. Same thing with Sushma. If she disclosed congress name she will be trapped in kickback of Reddy,Chaddy and soso...Please ask her to disclose the name if you are the real supporter of BJP. I have nothing to do with BJP or Congress as long both are clean.

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  • Ramprasad, Mumbai

    Wed, Jul 22 2015

    Mahendra just like u few people enough to get BJP 4 seats in next election (same as Delhi). u r just supporter of party, u don't want India to portrait clean n transparent governance. I too supporter of BJP, but now this party ministers looks everything taken for granted and cheat us.

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  • Aubb, Kuwait

    Wed, Jul 22 2015


    Feku and Congess nexus exposed once again as usual ..... !!!

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  • N.M, Mangalore

    Wed, Jul 22 2015

    By saying so, Sushma admits that she was hand in glove with the Congress.

    And now since she heads a ministry , she MUST step down immediately.

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  • mann, bengaluru

    Wed, Jul 22 2015

    With this revelation does she expect her misdeed to be absolved?
    Is it the way justice delivered for mistakes committed by Ministers etc.?
    She has come to this low standard by committing another crime favouring a Minister of Congress and admitting it too here openly (was it Quid pro quo deal!!!?). Is she not guilty of such a deal being a top Minister at the Center?

    I think opposition should nail her on this count too.....

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  • concerned 1, bengaluru

    Wed, Jul 22 2015

    It took so long to make up\unearth something against Congress just to save her skin. Really shameful how they want to cling to their lucrative Union Minister or Minister post. Next chance may be after many years after finishing this term!!! So make hay when the sun is shining!!
    Central Ministry is more than 33% Pct. criminal record holders now it keeps increasing with Modi's consent.

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  • ಸ್ವಯ೦-ಸೇವಕರು, ಸೇವಕರು

    Wed, Jul 22 2015

    ಬಿಜೆಪಿಯ ಕೇ೦ದ್ರ ಮತ್ತು ರಾಜ್ಯ ಸರಕಾರಗಳಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಕಳ೦ಕಿತ-ಬ್ರಷ್ಟ ಮ೦ತ್ರಿಗಳನ್ನು ವಜಾಮಾಡಿದರೆ ಮಾತ್ರ ಈ ಸರಕಾರಕ್ಕೆ ಇನ್ನುಳಿದ ಬಾಕಿ ಸಮಯ, ಇಲ್ಲದಿದ್ದರೆ ಅತೀ ಶೀಘ್ರವಾಗಿ ಈ ಅಯೋಗ್ಯ ಸರ್ಕಾರವನ್ನು ಕಿತ್ತೊಗೆಯುತ್ತೇವೆ. ಬಹಳ ಕಷ್ಟ-ಪರಿಶ್ರಮದಿ೦ದ ಹಗರಣ ಮುಕ್ತ, ಜನಹಿತ-ಪ್ರಮಾಣಿಕ ಸರಕಾರ ಬೇಕೆ೦ದು ನಾವು ಶ್ರಮಪಟ್ಟರೆ, ಇವರು ಇನ್ನಷ್ಟು ಸುಳ್ಳು ಭರವಸೆಗಳ ಮೂಲಕ ಇನ್ನಷ್ಟು ಹಲವಾರು ಬ್ರಹತ್ ಹಗರಣಗಳನ್ನು ಮಾಡಿ ಬಡ ರೈತರ ಸಾಗುವಾಳಿಯ ಜಮೀನನ್ನು ಕಿತ್ತುಕೊ೦ಡು ಉದ್ಯಮಿ-ಅಧಾನಿಗೆ ಅಕ್ರಮವಾಗಿ ಮಾರುವ ಕುತ೦ತ್ರ ಮಾಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ.

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  • INDIAN, MANGALORE

    Wed, Jul 22 2015

    YE CHOR CHOR CHOR CHOR....MACHAYE SHORRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!

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  • Elroy, Karkala

    Wed, Jul 22 2015

    It means she is dealing with Congress also for money. Why she didn't reveal that at that time. What pressure she had. Does the congress person Kidnapped her children. Being a minister she did the under table business for congress. And now she wants to reveal that name. Congress people are not saints but why she kept quiet till now??? Her police is there in Delhi??? or is she so innocent that she dint know what they did ???????????? comedy circus from Jokers party

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  • vellano1, Mumbai

    Wed, Jul 22 2015

    neither she did reveal lalit modi's NOC (she didnt issue him any passport or travel documents) she just said, she has no issue when UK approached her, if our bilateral relations will get spoiled, if they allow him to travel out! Only UK could issue him asylum, residency, citizenship there upon!... get your facts right..

    now the questions, is if Media found out last july issue now, AFTER IPL got conculded and there were harsh judgements coming on BCCI front, why cant sushma open the issue in clarification.. did media do any investigatvie juronalism... this congress leader is well knows for us, in many cases, Delhi has put a case on him, espionage is another issue, now this! what moral right he had to protest till yesterday or sit in parliament? vhe vhe vhe

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Wed, Jul 22 2015

    How much money did Sushma take ...

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  • William Rodrigues, Milagres, Mangalore

    Wed, Jul 22 2015

    May be she didn't get anything, that is why now all this halla gulla....

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  • vellano1, Mumbai

    Wed, Jul 22 2015

    hah I told you.. when Sushma offers to speak, kaal chitta khol ke rakhegi!... this leader OILY man is in the dock now! vhe vhe vhe

    suddenly congress dropped this issue for debate and now they want VYAAPAM to be discussed in parliament. we never discussed yedyurappa or veerbadhara singh or ashok chavans in parliament! and Vyaapam is already with CBI after court minotred case is transferred... now Goa and Assam will also be discussed in the louis berger briery case.. digambar kamat and alemaos will be in the dock.. hence I tell, you congress should NOT raise issue of imropriety..

    Sushma case doesnt involve any money transcations or loss to tax payer, like 2g specturm, coal scam, where the loss was thousand ofs lakh crores! BJP did right to stop when these massive scams were unearthed.. congress tactics, will boomerang on it, cos common man doesnt think it is a scam!

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  • MyRightIsaid, bengaluru

    Wed, Jul 22 2015

    Vellano1, Mumbai

    For your info she has agreed (quid pro quo?) to bend rules to arrange Passport to another accused but this time in a Coal Scam and as per her on the request of Congress Minister!!! Is she ready to help\assist who is in trouble with the law on request..!!! (in politics nobody does free favour)
    She should be taken to task immediately for this along with the Lalithgate involvement.
    Now we have to double Vhe Vhe Vhe and Vhe Vhe Vhe
    How these BJPians fall for their Bosses mistakes and praise them too for all that. Are they so dumb?

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  • vellano1, Mumbai

    Wed, Jul 22 2015

    idiotic! why not arrest congress ministers for letting lalit modi escape from the country? what was the need... anderson, quattrochhi, rajan pillai, hasan ali, all have escaped the law.. how come?! let sonia take moral responsibilty and step down as Congress president.. she is tained in so many cases.... have u heard of NATIONAL HEARLD SCAM? court has summoned her... wasnt she let go outside for treatment repeatedly? Lalit modi has not even a single FIR! just that few congressis say he has absocnded! vhe vhe vhe sonia ko summons mila toh bhi theek hai, she need not step down from 125 old partys high post... but doosre, humaniatarian ground mein kuch kare toh resign kare? PK hai ke?

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  • jeetendra hegde, mumbai

    Wed, Jul 22 2015

    Afterall...,all the politicians of all parties are the same potatoes of a single sack..hhh.Fooling citizens for power...

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  • Gangaram, Moodabidri

    Wed, Jul 22 2015

    If she is so much honest in delivering her duties:
    why she did not disclosed this in parliament before??
    why she keep quite until now??
    Is this the game plan to save herself from he misdeeds??
    Is she saying congress ate Sh#t so she also eating it???

    The thing is her face already got black now so she is trying to apply black paint on someone face!!!

    chor chor aur chor..... never ending story. na kahoonga, na khane doonga... jo kha raha hai usko kuch nahi karoonga....

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  • INDIAN, MANGALORE

    Wed, Jul 22 2015

    Answer is simple, it is humanitarian ground.

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  • Indian, Mangalore

    Wed, Jul 22 2015

    Is She is Passport Minister?External affairs minister?

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  • Tausif, Mysore

    Wed, Jul 22 2015

    Sushma Ji if you agreeing that Congress men has supported Coal scam accused and he is wrong, then what causing you to resign? Don't spoil your image further better resign.

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  • Amin Bhoja, Patte / Riyadh

    Wed, Jul 22 2015

    A ugly face of our politics!!! and our political parties!!!Each one want to prove to other who is bigger in corruption and in accumulation!!!A Sad story!!!.

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  • Joseph F. Gonsalves, Bannur, Puttur / Mangalore

    Wed, Jul 22 2015

    Why not issued a passport to the congress man who asked you to issue him also a passport.

    BECAUSE YOU CAN GIVE A PASSPORT FOR HEFTY CORRUPTION AND THAT PASSPORT WAS ISSUED ON HUMANITARIAN GROUNDS.

    AND THE CONGRESS MAN WILL NOT PAY CORRUPTION AND FOR HIM NO HUMANITARIAN GROUNDS.

    Soosamma I can also say chaaiwaala told me to corrupt U.S. officials to issue a visa to chaaiwaala.

    WHAT PROOF YOU HAVE?!
    YOU AND VASUNDARA RAJE WERE BOTH HAND IN GLOVES AND IT IS PROVED CONTENT TO THE PUBLIC / WORLD AS WELL AS TO THE CITIZENS OF INDIA.

    YOUR BLAH, BLAH, BLAH, WILL NOT HOLD WATER.

    HOW MUCH YOU HAVE PAID UNDERGROUND TO SILVER MUSTACHES RSS MOHAN BAGAAWATH.

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  • j.anata, Mangaluru / Bengaluru

    Wed, Jul 22 2015

    Joseph, this too shall pass...Nothing will happen #LalitGate will stop on its own, wait & watch...

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  • vivek, herebile / abudhabi

    Wed, Jul 22 2015

    Finally this women showing her real color.......she was MAA for janardan reddy...now lalit modi...(jidar hai paisaa....sushmaa uskaa mathaa).....MAAA...OH MAAA...AYA MAAA...

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  • j.anata, Mangaluru / Bengaluru

    Wed, Jul 22 2015

    When La Mo started taking Dongi 'Leaders'names, they dropped much publicized #LalitGate. Now when Sushma tweets this, Congress will split on the opposition standing & give up to discussions...watch & wait

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  • Vishal, Mangalore

    Wed, Jul 22 2015

    If Sushma Swaraj was indeed a patriot or a nationalist, she would have made the name of the Congress leader who she says had asked for a favour, public when this had purportedly happened. Instead of doing that, she concealed the matter and is threatening to blow the lid now. Why did she keep quiet for so long and why is she making minatory noises now? The reason is not far to seek. The Indian politicians, whether from the Congress or the BJP, save a few exceptions, are not at all interested in the welfare of the country. They are only interested to feather their own nest and are in glove with each other. Anti-national activities in which they indulge are well known to one another but are kept under wraps so as to threaten the others when the occasion demands. This is what Sushma Swaraj is currently doing. She is blackmailing the other party and they will reach an agreement by which the entire matter will be hushed up. This should serve as an eye-opener to the public. I urge the people to open their eyes and see the nefarious designs behind this.

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  • steven, dxb

    Wed, Jul 22 2015

    so now face saving mode wah wah modi ki monki baat and amit shah's crook baath. this is how the bjp leaders

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  • Praveen, Kulshekar

    Wed, Jul 22 2015

    Why were you silent until now. This means all are hand in hand to loot India. You enjoy all the services and we pay all service taxes.

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  • Shaan, Mangalore

    Wed, Jul 22 2015

    Congress is a Father and mother of Scam...

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  • Praveen, Kulshekar

    Wed, Jul 22 2015

    And bjp is the child! Thandhege takka maga!

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  • Anonymous,

    Wed, Jul 22 2015

    Sometime back Joot Lee too said if he reveals black money holders list Cong will be embarrassed. We are eagerly waiting for him to honor his promise.

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