Soon after the news of PNB scam accused Nirav Modi’s arrest came in on Wednesday, 20 March, senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad slammed the government and said that it was done keeping in mind the elections. He further alleged that it was the BJP government that helped him flee.
Speaking to the reporters, Azad said, “They are bringing him back for the elections, they will send him back after elections.”
Rallying along the same line, UP Congress General Secretary (East) Priyanka Gandhi questioned the government and asked, “Who let him flee?”
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Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah tweeted and said, “It’s amusing to see the BJP falling over itself to credit the PM with the Nirav Modi arrest,” he alluded to The Telegraph reporter tracking Nirav Modi down in London and said “it was “The Telegraph of London & it’s correspondent who found Nirav Modi, not the PM and his agencies.”
BJP Hails Nirav Modi’s Arrest
Meanwhile, union ministers Ravi Shankar Prasad and Hardeep Singh Puri hailed Nirav Modi’s arrest and congratulated the prime minister for it.
Referring to an infamous dialogue from a Hindi blockbuster, Prasad said, “Chowkidar se bachna mushkil he nahi, naamumkin hai (It’s impossible to run away from the watchman).”
Nirav Modi Arrested in London
Nirav Modi was arrested in London, Scotland Yard said on Wednesday, 20 March.
The arrest came days after a London court issued an arrest warrant against him in response to a request by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for his extradition in a money laundering case.
“Nirav Deepak Modi, (Date of Birth 24.02.71), was arrested on behalf of the Indian Authorities on Tuesday, 19 March, in Holborn,” the Metropolitan Police said in a statement. “He will appear in custody at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, 20 March,” the statement added.
(With inputs from PTI)
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