[1]NEW DELHI: After Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi targeted the government asking how it allowed Vijay Mallya to leave the country, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley reminded him of Ottavio Quattrocchi’s ‘escape’.Jaitley said, “There is a legal process to stop somebody (from going abroad). Either your passport is impounded or there is an order of a court. Otherwise, nobody can stop you. Banks went to court for seeking an order. In this anticipation, he (Mallya) left earlier.”
He further said: “It would have been better had banks started the process earlier.”“Rahulji must remember that there is a difference between Mallya going abroad and (Ottavio) Quattrocchi going abroad. I want to explain him that when Switzerland official informed that Quattrocchi is one of the beneficiaries of Bofors deal, at that time CBI investigation team head K Madhavan had written a letter for impounding his passport. But nobody stopped him. That was a criminal case,” the finance minister said.
Mallya flees to London; sparks fly in Parliament Opposition slams govt on Vijay Mallya issue, says ‘he’s not a needle that couldn’t be caught’ Mallya flew out of India on March 2, says A-G; SC issues notice on banks’ plea Banks move Supreme Court on Vijay Mallya: stop him from moving abroad.
Oppn alleges cover-up in Bofors case,wants judicial probeMallyas $1.8 mn gets Gandhi items,Govt to seek ban on future auctions
Mallya flees to London; sparks fly in Parliamen .Opposition slams govt on Vijay Mallya issue, says ‘he’s not a needle that couldn’t be caught’
Mallya flew out of India on March 2, says A-G; SC issues notice on banks’ pleaBanks move Supreme Court on Vijay Mallya: stop him from moving abroad.
Opposition alleges cover-up in Bofors case,wants judicial probe Mallyas $1.8 mn gets Gandhi items,Govt to seek ban on future auctions Mallya flees to London; sparks fly in Parliament.
Opposition slams govt on Vijay Mallya issue, says ‘he’s not a needle that couldn’t be caught’Mallya flew out of India on March 2, says A-G; SC issues notice on banks’ plea Banks move Supreme Court on Vijay Mallya: stop him from moving abroadOppn alleges cover-up in Bofors case,wants judicial probe. Mallyas $1.8 mn gets Gandhi items,Govt to seek ban on future auctions.
Trying to push the government on the backfoot, a combative Rahul asked how it allowed liquor baron Vijay Mallya, who owes over Rs 9,000 crore to banks, to leave the country and said Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley have failed to answer this question in their speeches.
The Congress Vice President attacked the government saying the entire country is questioning why this government was “helping” people like Mallya by allowing him to escape and not fulfilling its promises made to people for bringing back black money and giving Rs 15 lakh into every person’s bank account.
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