New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday asked for an explanation from Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje after her signed documents which helped former Indian Premier League chief Lalit Modi get the United Kingdom stay permit surfaced, said sources.
The Narendra Modi government which was defending the Chief Minister questioning the authenticity of the document is now on the backfoot.
BJP spokesperson Nalin Kohli said. "The BJP is not involved in diluting the cases against Lalit Modi. The veracity of the document has to be verified. It is also to be seen whether she signed the document in her personal capacity or official."
Documents revealed that Vasundhara helped Modi get permit to stay in the UK. She allegedly filed application backing Modi on August 18, 2011 when she was the leader of the opposition in the state Assembly.
The document read, "I make this statement with support of any immigration/application that Lalit Modi makes. But do so on the strict condition that my assistance will not become known to the Indian authority."
The statement from the BJP came after the Congress intensified its demand for Vasundhara's resignation in Modi controversy. The Congress claimed that new documents revealed that Vasundhara signed affidavit to help Modi get the United Kingdom stay permit.
Addressing a press conference, senior party leader Jairam Ramesh said, "The curtains are off, the secret is out. Now Vasundhara Raje's signature have been authenticated. Rajasthan CM lied time and again,first she said that she doesn't know about the documents, and now her signature is validated. Rajasthan CM has not only violated laws and has also lied, she should resign immediately."
Training guns against the Bharatiya Janata Party after it was strongly defending the Chief Minister, Ramesh said, "BJP has always maintained that if papers are produced with her signature, then she is culpable. The case of the EAM does not disappear, she has violated four laws. RSS has also come in support of Vasundhara Raje, now they should also know that she is the culprit. Signatures nails the CM. It's not a question of whether Vasundhara Raje should resign or not resign; question is when will she resign, tonight or tomorrow."
Attacking Prime Minister Narendra Modi for being silent on the issue, Ramesh said, "PM has spoken a lot about transparency, but he has not spoken a syllable on ModiGate. PM who’s self declared champion of transparency and accountability, a man who could not stop talking on any issue one year ago, what does he (PM) have to say on this? He has got the clinching evidence, the signatures (V Raje's) are real."
Earlier in the day, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said that no Bharatiya Janata Party leader will step down. "There will be no resignation of ministers in our regime. This is the NDA government, not UPA," said Singh.
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