Narendra Modi proudly questioned the public recently that not a single scam was reported during his one year tenure. But his government faces the first big test on credibility thanks to the actions of Sushma Swaraj.
Former IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi is facing a host of cases back in India and he has a blue-corner notice pending against him at all Indian airports/ ports.
If he is traced anywhere, he should be promptly handed over to the ‘Enforcement Directorate’ in India. So, the rogue conveniently sets up base in England which does not have an extradition treaty with India (Music director Nadeem who got music baron Gulshan Kumar killed is also living in England), from where he is fighting his legal cases.
Sushma Swaraj says "sometime in July 2014", Lalit Modi sought her help as his wife was suffering from cancer and he had to be in Portugal for a surgery on Aug 4. Modi had gone to the UK in 2010 and his passport was revoked by the then UPA government.
Modi was informed that although the British Government was prepared to give him the travel documents, UPA had earlier written to the UK that doing so would spoil Indo-UK relations. Therefore, when Swaraj, as Foreign Minister, received such a request, she merely conveyed to the British Government that if it chooses to give a travel document to Modi as per its laws and rules in such a situation, it will not spoil Indo-UK relations.
How can the ‘External Affairs Minister’ recommend travel documents to a fugitive wanted in a high-profile case in India? She says it is on humanitarian grounds. This is utter nonsense. There is a huge conflict of interest here.
Sushma’s husband Swaraj Kaushal reportedly sought Lalit Modi’s help in securing admission for his nephew Jyotirmay in Sussex University. Sushma denied the allegations. Fine! But is it not a fact that Sushma’s daughter Bansuri Kaushal worked with U U Lalit, who was Lalit Modi’s legal counsel?
Sushma was also the person who backed the Red brothers in the infamous ‘Obulapuram Mining controversy’. Maybe she did that on humanitarian grounds as well.
Why doesn’t she facilitate the travel of Dawood Ibrahim to India to visit his family on humanitarian grounds? When economic offenses are treated on par with terrorist activities, then India will no longer suffer the ‘Satyam’ , ‘IPL’ and ‘3G’ scams.
Kiran Sharma
