Govt shielding those involved in fraud: Congress on Choksi

New Delhi:  Hours after Antiguan Prime Minister Gaston Browne described fugitive diamond jeweller Mehul Choksi as a “crook”, saying that he would be extradited to India, the Congress hit out at the BJP-led NDA government, accusing it of protecting people involved in fraud and theft of public money.
Addressing a press conference, Congress spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala said, “The Antiguan Prime Minister has squarely indicted the BJP government for protecting those who have committed fraud and theft of public money – people like Mehul Choksi.” Quoting the Antiguan Prime Minister, Surjewala said, “He said that we got flawed information and the Indian officers have to take responsibility for that situation.” “It clearly shows that somebody in the very high up of present government was trying to protect ‘Hamare Mehul Choksi Bhai’. As this government has put it repeatedly,” Surjewala added, mocking the government.
The Congress leader was responding to a question over the Antiguan Prime Minister hitting out at Indian government officials for giving false information to his government.
Browne also said that it was “unfortunate” that Choksi was cleared by Indian officials as a person in “good standing” only to be told later that he is a “crook”.