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Swaraj row: PM should apologise to the nation, say opposition parties

Opposition parties today asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to explain on the issue of the help provided by External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj to scam-tainted former IPL chief Lalit Modi and also sought her resignation in the matter. Even as the ruling BJP stood by Swaraj, Congress slammed its "double standards" and said that the prime minister must apologise to the nation over the controversy. "This has happened because Lalit Modi... Also is a 'Modi'. Hence, the government of India is helping him. I strongly condemn it. I condemn BJP's double standards. "The government is jointly responsible for this. Swaraj should resign immediately. Since the government, too, is responsible for this, the Prime Minister should apologise to the nation," said Congress leader Pramod Tiwari. According to British media, which quoted leaked emails, Swaraj's name was cited to put pressure on UK's top immigration official to grant British travel papers to Lalit Modi, who is accused of ...

'Achhe din' for accused Amit Shah to Lalit Modi: Digvijay Singh

Bringing Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the line of fire, senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh today alleged "achhe din" have arrived for those accused in criminal cases--from Amit Shah, to Ramdev, to Lalit Modi.

CPI(M) demands inquiry into Lalit Modi row

Terming External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj's assistance to Indian fugitive Lalit Modi in getting British travel documents as "completely unacceptable", CPI(M) today demanded though enquiry into the matter.

Opposition, NDA allies cross swords over Swaraj

Opposition parties today piled up pressure on the government over Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj's help to fugitive former IPL boss Lalit Modi but the beleagured leader received support from BJP ally Shiv Sena, which said she was being targeted to "destabilise" the Modi dispensation. Congress, which has sought her resignation, asked the Centre to make public all letters it had written to the UK government on Lalit Modi and insisted that Swaraj's help to him for getting travel documents was a clear case of quid-pro-quo. "In the interest of transparency, Government of India should release the letters written to the UK Chancellor on the Lalit Modi case", Congress leader P Chidambaram said today. The former Finance Minister had vigorously pursued with the UK government the issue of his deportation to India. Congress spokesperson P L Punia said Swaraj and Lalit Modi were in contact for long. "As a quid pro quo, Swaraj has done favour to a tainted person who is accused of Rs 700 crore ..

Time for Narendra Modi to speak up on the Lalit Modi-Swaraj fiasco

Will Prime Minister Narendra Modi accept such impropriety from his council of ministers or will he set an example and strengthen his moral standing?

The Lalit Modi muddle: Why is Sushma Swaraj under fire?

In what seems to be turning into the first major scandal for the one-year-old Narendra Modi-led central government, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Sunday was under attack for allegedly helping Lalit Modi, former Indian Premier League (IPL) commissioner who is now a fugitive businessman.

President, ministers must restore people's trust in political institutions

Questions on Sushma Swaraj show that politicians should be careful about separating the personal from the public

Former IPL chief is no 'fugitive'

Affidavit claims he travelled to Portugal for wife's treatment

Visa row: ED's cases against Lalit Modi to remain unaffected

The agency has issued, and will continue to issue, a number of show-cause notices not only to Modi, but also to BCCI, other officials related to IPL

Lalit Modi fiasco: Cong trains guns on PM

Episode brings to the fore fault lines in the BJP

AAP's Ashutosh sees 'conspiracy' in Lalit Modi-Sushma Swaraj row

Aam Aadmi Party leader Ashutosh on Tuesday opined that the controversy surrounding External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj providing support to former IPL chairman Lalit Modi is a 'conspiracy', adding that the matter needs to be properly investigated.

PM must order probe to expose real gameplan: Sena on Swaraj row

Claiming that Sushma Swaraj has been targeted under a "political game" to oust her from BJP, Shiv Sena today said it is imperative for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to step in and order an investigation to know who is so keen on "maligning" her "clean" reputation.

Congress steps up demand for Sushma Swaraj's sacking

Congress today stuck to its demand for sacking of External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj for helping Lalit Modi get travel documents, alleging that the "suit boot ki sarkaar" was all out to save a person accused of violations and misappropriation of crores of rupees.

'Frustrated' Congress raising a 'non-issue': BJP on Swaraj row

Hitting back at Congress over the Lalit Modi travel documents row, BJP today said the opposition party was "frustrated" and had shown its "complete bankruptcy" by using a "non-issue" to target External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj.

PM has jumped to the rescue of Lalit Modi: Rahul

Continuing his attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the Lalit Modi issue, Rahul Gandhi today said the man who had promised to bring back black money has now "jumped to the rescue" of a "man of black money". Talking to reporters during his padayatra here, the Congress vice-president said, "Who is Lalit Modi? He is man of black money. In the world of cricket, he is man of black money. Now Modi ji is jumping to his rescue." He said that the entire nation remembers Narendra Modi promising voters during the election campaign last year to bring back black money and deposit Rs 15 lakh in each bank account. "Now when the time has come Modi ji is saving Modi. BJP can say all they want to, but the truth is that PM is saving a man with black money," he said. Replying to another question on the beleaguered External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, Rahul said, "Swaraj has no meaning in the government. Only one person matters in the government and that is Narendra Modi. "Narendra Modi runs

'Swarajs' have been friends for over 20 years, Raje a 'family friend': Lalit Modi

IPL's controversial former chief Lalit Modi on Tuesday admitted close relations with Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, and said he has been "over criticised" and "taken to task" by the former UPA government.

5 things that Lalit Modi's interview tells us

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has been in the middle of a controversy for allegedly helping former Indian Premier League commissioner Lalit Modi procure some travel documents in the UK last year has. Modi, however, has been rather combative in his recent interview, and also made key revelations.

Lalit Modi has shown how rich & famous bend Indian laws

Modi, with his political connection and money power, may never be brought to justice

Effigies of Sushma Swaraj and Lalit Modi burnt in Kolkata

Demanding resignation of External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj over the Lalit Modi controversy, Congress workers here today burnt effigies of the Union minister and the former IPL chairman.