New Delhi: The gloves are off in the battle between Bharatiya Janata Party and Congress. After Congress launched a tirade against the Narendra Modi government over the imposition of President’s Rule in Uttarakhand, BJP will raise issues of AgustaWestland chopper scam, Ishrat Jahan case in Parliament on Wednesday.
The BJP is gunning for the top Congress leadership after party president Sonia Gandhi and former prime minister Manmohan Singh’s names were taken in an Italian court verdict in the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal case. The BJP has fielded newly sworn in Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy to take on the Congress President.
With no business transacting in Parliament for the first two days of the second phase of Budget session, the session is likely to be a washout as parties are targeting the other.
11:26(IST) Rajya Sabha adjourned till 11:35 AM.
11:26(IST) Congress MPs create uproar, enter the well of Rajya Sabha just as BJP leader Subramanian Swamy takes Sonia Gandhi’s name during discussion on AgustaWestland chopper deal.
Apr 27, 2016
11:15(IST) AgustaWestland was blacklisted by UPA government, why did Modi government allow this company to be a part of ‘Make In India’, asks Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad
11:10(IST) Congress gives notice on AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal case in Rajya Sabha.
11:05(IST) There is no case, my party will respond, says Manmohan Singh on AgustaWestland chopper deal
10:45(IST) If Congress is innocent then they should not have any problem in giving an explanation: Union Minister Jitender Singh
10:13(IST) We will be giving an adjournment motion on AgustaWestland chopper deal. We ourselves will raise the issue in Parliament: Kharge
09:48(IST) Congress should explain what was the role of their leaders in the AgustaWestland scam. Even in the Ishrat Jahan case, it has been proven that the Congress government was trying to trap then Gujarat chief minister Modi and BJP leader Amit Shah: Union Minister Prakash Javadekar
09:42(IST) Congress leaders Mallikarjun Kharge, Anand Sharma, Randeep Singh Surjewala, Jyotiraditya Scindia reach for the meeting.
09:42(IST) Congress president Sonia Gandhi to hold strategy meeting of Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha MPs at 10, Janpath.
09:41(IST) The BJP is likely to raise issues of AgustaWestland chopper scam, Ishrat Jahan case in Parliament.
