Reacting to the demands of BJP leaders for resignation of foreign affairs minister Sushma Swaraj over the Lalit Modi controversy, finance minister Arun Jaitley on Monday said that her statement was not against the rules and she has the right to respond to charges against her.
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Monday said that Congress president Sonia Gandhi or its vice-president, Rahul Gandhi, should apologise for his ‘immature’ statement on External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj.
Rahul Gandhi’s statement on External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj was very immature and unfortunate. Congress President Sonia Gandhi or vice-president Rahul Gandhi should apologise for Rahul’s statement against Sushma Swaraj.
— Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways
Keeping up the demands for resignations of the three BJP leaders, Congress leader Renuka Choudhary said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi must answer.
Sushma Swaraj, Union External Affairs Minister spoke up vehemently in Rajya Sabha about the Lalit Modi controversy.
Swaraj vociferously denied having requested the UK government to provide a visa to Lalit Modi – as she has often been accused of.
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