Rahul Gandhi is “Happy to be Targeted” over AgustaWestland

Questions raised about the alleged connections of his political aide with a middleman in the AgustaWestland idea.

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi before the Parliament Session in New Delhi on on 3 May 2016. ( Photo : PTI )

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi sought to brush aside BJP’s attempts to drag him into the CWG and VVIP chopper scams, saying he is “happy to be targeted”.

Talking to reporters while entering the Parliament reiterated that he is always targeted.

I am always being targeted, happy to be targeted.

Rahul Gandhi, Vice President, Indian National Congress

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Gandhi was asked about BJP MP Kirit Somaiya’s letter to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) asking them to check Gandhi’s links with a real estate developer allegedly involved in the CWG scam .

Questions were also raised about the alleged connections of his political aide with a middleman in the AgustaWestland deal.

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Somaiya had said that Guido Haschke, an alleged middleman in the chopper deal is common to both the scams and that he is linked to Christian Michel, an accused in the VVIP chopper scam.