BJP slams Congress ‘silence’ over AgustaWestland allegations

A day after it asked Congress leaders to come clean on the AgustaWestland revelations reported in The Indian Express, the BJP on Wednesday criticised the Congress leadership for its “silence” over allegations of involvement of its top leaders in routing of the alleged kickbacks in the deal.

At a press conference, BJP spokesperson Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore demanded that Congress president Sonia Gandhi and party leader Rahul Gandhi answer about allegations levelled against their party leaders. “What do they have to tell about the names of their party leaders being mentioned in the scam? What is the meaning of their silence?” Rathore asked.