Kurnool, Sep 18 (UNI) Launching a scathing attack against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, AICC President Rahul Gandhi alleged that Vijay Mallya fled the country with the knowledge of Finance Minister but the Prime Minister had not responded on the issue so far.
Addressing a huge public meeting christened as “Satyameva Jayathe” here on Tuesday, he said that the whole country knows that Vijay Mallya is a 'thief' who had stolen Rs 9000 crore from public sector banks. He fled the country with the knowledge of Mr Jaitely, who allowed to him to flee for "exchange of something". A "deal was made" between the Finance Minister and Vijay Mallya, he alleged.
“When Vijay Mallya fled the country with the knowledge of Finance Minister, the Chowkidar (Prime Minister Narendra Modi) did not say even a word on this. I demand the Prime Minister to remove Arun Jaitely from the Union Cabinet” he said.