Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Monday attacked Union Minister Arun Jaitley for allowing PNB Scam accused Mehul Choksi to escape India after committing a fraud of Rs 35,000 crore. He also alleged that the BJP chief's daughter receives lakhs of rupees from Choksi.
"Arun Jaitley's daughter was on the payroll of thief Mehul Choksi. Meanwhile, her FM daddy sat on his file & allowed him to flee. She received money from ICICI a/c no: 12170500316 It's sad that media has blacked out this story. The people of India won't," said Gandhi in a tweet.
He also added that his party held a press conference in Delhi to give out the bank 'details' of Jaitley's daughter. "But unfortunately none of the major media houses carried this story. It is sad because the work of the media is to bring out the truth," said the Congress chief as reported by the daily.
The Congress chief stated that the previous UPA government had consented to an agreement that stated that the Bengaluru-base HAL (Hindustan Aeronautics Limited) will manufacture the fighter jets. Since this is an experienced company it would have ensured safe technology transfer and also jobs to local youths.
Gandhi is currently campaigning at Chhattisgarh for the upcoming assembly elections in the state.