AMN / New Delhi
Refuting allegations by Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman of his and his family’s links with Nirav Modi’s company, senior Congress leader and AICC spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi on Saturday said neither he and his wife nor his sons had anything to do with Gitanjali Gems or Nirav Modi.
He warned the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) with a civil and criminal defamation lawsuit.
‘Neither My wife, sons nor me have anything whatsoever to do with Gitanjali or Nirav Modi companies. Nirav Modi’s company was a tenant of a kamla mills property owned by Adwait holdings in which my wife and sons are a director. Adwait holdings owns a commercial property at Parel, as it does elsewhere, which was rented by Firestone many years ago. Neither Adwait nor my family has any interest with Modi or Firestone.
Last August Firestone gave notice to quit tenancy and vacated parel kamla mills premises in December 2017,’Mr Singhvi said in a statement.
PNB Fraud: BJP Smells Congress link
New Delhi
Alleging that the Opposition Congress indulged in scandalous affairs and misused position in government and tweaked systems to help themselves during UPA regime, the ruling BJP issued a counter offensive on Saturday that the Narendra Modi government was cleansing the system and unearthing scams of their predecessors.
‘Their (Congress’) levelling allegations against the Centre and misleading people will not just add up,’ said Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman regarding Rs 12,000 crore Punjab National Bank fraud in a press conference at party headquarters here.
All the inheritance, legacy and property in this case belong to the Congress, she said, adding, ‘They are the beneficiaries and promoters. It is shocking that Congress party is questioning us when we have acted against these misdeeds. They’ll have to answer.’