TIL Desk/National/New Delhi/ Aam Aadmi Party national convenor Arvind Kejriwal has targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi over alleged corruption in the multi-crore Rafale jet deal with France, saying he should not fear a CBI probe if he is honest.
Referring to the Union government’s mid-night decision to send CBI chief Alok Verma on indefinite leave last week, Kejriwal claimed Verma was “suspended” as Modi feared he was to register an FIR in connection with the deal and launch an investigation.”It is a Rs 36,000-crore fighter aircraft scam.
An honest CBI chief was removed at 3 am as he wanted to lodge FIR against the prime minister the next morning. The prime minister should not be afraid of a CBI probe, if he is honest,” Kejriwal said at a public meeting in Jaipur in poll-bound Rajasthan.
His supporters chanted that Modi is a “thief”. Verma was sent on leave after a feud erupted between him and his deputy, Special Director Rakesh Asthana, with the government saying the decision was taken to protect institutional integrity of the agency. The government has also repeatedly denied allegations of corruption in the Rafale deal.
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