We have reported earlier that the Enforcement Directorate has told the Delhi Patiala House Court that alleged Agusta Westland middleman Christian Michel has mentioned ‘Mrs. Gandhi’ during interrogation.
The Bharatiya Janata Party has targeted the Congress party over the deal in the past. And in light of the revelations made by the ED in Court, Minister for HRD, Prakash Javdekar held a press conference on the matter.
Javdekar stated that everything points towards the ‘Family’ and that the Gandhi parivar has been exposed today.
LIVE on #MichelRevelations | Gandhi family has been exposed today. They have hugely comprised the security of the nation: Union Minister Prakash Javadekar
Tune in to watch it here-https://t.co/cRXgs4JsKn
— Republic (@republic) December 29, 2018
Javdekar claimed that it was further evidence of the manner in which the Congress party has looted the country. Asserting that Michel had revealed more code names apart from AP and Fam, Javdekar said, “He has said ‘R’, he has said ‘party leader’, he has said ‘Big man’,” before adding, “That shows how Congress looted left, right and centre while they were in power.”
Union Min Prakash Javadekar on ED says Christian Michel spoke about ‘son of Italian lady’: Revelations by ED show that there is ‘son of Italian lady’,‘big man’&‘R’ involved. It points towards a family. Congress govt was a govt of corruption that compromised with national security pic.twitter.com/LqGRuSGoDv
— ANI (@ANI) December 29, 2018
Javdekar did not spare former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh either. He said, “The Accidental Prime Minister presided over a ‘Loot Raj’,” referring to the biopic on him featuring Anupam Kher. He further called the previous administration a ‘government of scams’.
Congress was a government of scams, says Union Minister @PrakashJavdekar #MichelDisclosure pic.twitter.com/DgU236H3fa
— TIMES NOW (@TimesNow) December 29, 2018
Javdekar has also attacked Congress President Rahul Gandhi over the latter’s vigorous support for HAL in recent times. Javdekar said that the revelations have exposed the manner in which HAL was sidelined in the Agusta Westland deal by the government.
Apart from allegations in the Agusta Westland deal, Sonia and Rahul Gandhi are also out on bail in the National Herald case, a fact that Javdekar did not fail to note. Javedekar also asserted that the Court’s decision to extend Ed’s custody of Michel shows that there’s merit in the case. Michel’s lawyer has also been ordered to keep a distance of 3 feet from him and has been granted visiting time of only 15 minutes each every morning and evening.
Law Minister Ravishankar Prasad also attacked the Congress party over the Agusta Westland deal. He told Times Now, “Today, the Raazdaar has revealed everything. Let the facts come out. The first family, the Gandhis, have a lot to explain.”
The Gandhis have a lot to answer, says Union Minister @rsprasad #MichelDisclosure pic.twitter.com/EMB2EShIYS
— TIMES NOW (@TimesNow) December 29, 2018
