New Delhi: The gloves are off in the battle between Bharatiya Janata Party and Congress. After Congress launched a tirade against the Narendra Modi government over the imposition of President's Rule in Uttarakhand, BJP will raise AgustaWestland chopper scam, Ishrat Jahan case in Parliament on Wednesday.
The BJP is gunning for the top Congress leadership after party president Sonia Gandhi and former prime minister Manmohan Singh's names were taken in an Italian court verdict in the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal case. The BJP has fielded newly sworn in Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy to take on the Congress President.
With no business transacting in Parliament for the first two days of the second phase of Budget session, the session is likely to be a washout as parties target each other.
BJP is seeking a discussion on the AgustaWestland chopper deal in a bid to step up its attack against Congress. The ruling party members have already submitted notices while demanding a discussion on the issues.
Sources said party MP Meenakshi Lekhi will raise the issue in Lok Sabha, while Subramanian Swamy will raise the matter in the Upper House.
The party will also demand a discussion on the Aircel Maxis scam, in which the role of former Finance Minister P Chidambaram has been questioned.
BJP leader Kirit Somaiya will be raising the issue in Lok Sabha, while Bhupender Yadav will bring it up in Rajya Sabha, the sources said.
Chidambaram is also likely to come under attack by the ruling party in connection with the affidavits filed in the Ishrat Jahan case. Chidambaram has been accused of changing the affidavit to conceal Ishrat's alleged terrorist links.
Several BJP MPs have submitted notices on the issue and who will raise the matter in the two Houses will be decided on Wednesday, party sources said.
According to the sources, notices have either been already submitted or will be given by Wednesday morning demanding a discussion on all these issues to turn the heat on the Congress, which has been disrupting Parliament over the Uttarakhand tangle.
The UPA government had signed a deal with AgustaWestland for purchase of 12 helicopters to ferry VVIPs but it was scrapped after reports appeared in Italy that the firm had paid kickbacks to Indian officials to clinch the deal. CBI is probing the case.
(With additional information from PTI)
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