CM Arvind Kejriwal: Dissolve CBI, ACB for ‘inaction’ against Sonia Gandhi

Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday accused the Modi government of not taking action against Congress president Sonia Gandhi in connection with the AgustaWestland chopper deal and demanded dissolution of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and anti-corruption bureau (ACB).

He said Prime Minister Narendra Modi “would have arrested” her by now had his “name” figured in the Italian court’s order in connection with the deal, but has not taken action against the Gandhi family as he finds them “honest”.

The AAP leader also hit out at BJP president Amit Shah for asking Mrs Gandhi “with folded hands” to name those who took alleged bribe in the deal and questioned whether “this is how probe is conducted”. “Modiji conducted CBI raid on me, but not on Soniaji and Vadraji. Modiji finds Gandhi family as honest. Modiji would have arrested me by now had my name figured in the Italian court order. But (they are) not even probing Soniaji. Why ” Mr Kejriwal asked.

“Amit Shahji is asking Soniaji with folded hands — ‘please tell who took bribes’. Is this how probe is conducted Dissolve CBI and ACB then,” he said in a series of tweets.

The AAP warned of a country-wide agitation if no “strong and concrete” action is taken in connection with the AgustaWestland chopper deal case within a week.

“We will gherao the Prime Minister’s residence if we see no action from the government’s side,” the party’s Delhi unit convenor Dilip Pandey said.

In a letter to Mr Modi, he said, “The probe agencies are controlled by the government. You also control the biggest weapon, CBI. Then what is the compulsion which is not letting CBI raid Congress’ office.

“If CBI is not for Arvind Kejriwal alone, then show the political will by arresting Sonia Gandhi and other Congress leaders whose names have cropped up in the case.”