New Delhi: The AgustaWestland VVIP Chopper scam seems to be blowing up into a major political issue. Now, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has stepped up the attack by calling for Congress president Sonia Gandhi's arrest in connection with the case.
He also took on the Bharatiya Janata Party saying that he would have been dragged out of the house had he been in Sonia's position.
"Why are they not arresting Sonia Gandhi? They would have dragged me out of my house. Why are they not arresting Robert Vadra? They now have proofs against Sonia and Robert Vadra, and they are in power," said Kejriwal.
Meanwhile, BJP MP Subramianian Swamy demanded an enquiry over his remarks being expunged. He has also said that Sonia Gandhi is being protected.
"Agusta was not blacklisted amd the fact that we removed them from list is also a lie. Expunging my statements was not done according to rules. A review should happen and I will ask the Rajya Sabha Chairman to hold enquiry. All this has been done to protect Sonia Gandhi," said Swamy.
On Thursday, both Houses of Parliament saw heated exchanges with BJP and Congress trading blows at each other over the AgustaWestland issue. The Rajya Sabha saw high drama when Opposition leaders raised slogans and refused to let Swamy speak.
Calling him the new gift of the BJP, the Congress accused Swamy of making objectionable statements in the House. "This new gift of BJP will not allow Parliament to function. It is his (Subramanian Swamy's) second day in Parliament and his words have been expunged twice. How many times will you expunge his remarks," asked Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha and Congress MP Ghulam Nabi Azad.
Coming down heavily on the BJP MP, Azad said Swamy does not know the difference between street language and parliamentary words. "He does not allow his hair to grey so that he can learn and mature."
Swamy, who took oath in Rajya Sabha on April 26, created uproar in the House by his remarks on the AgustaWestland scam.
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