Profound from man who has a stolen surname: BJP on Rahul's claim of 'uncanny similarity' between PM Modi and Nirav Modi
On Saturday, the BJP and Cong participated in a war of words after Nirav Modi was spotted in London, where his jacket became the talk of social media.
Congress president Rahul Gandhi tweeted the video saying: “The video of fugitive #NiravModi in London shows an uncanny similarity between him & his bhai, PM Modi. Both have looted India and are called Modi. Both refuse to answer any questions. Both believe they are above the law. Both will face justice."
To this BJP replied: “Profound argument from a man who himself has a stolen surname. BTW, is it not true that in Sept 2013, you visited Nirav Modi's bridal jewellery exhibition in Delhi and the very next day Allahabad Bank approved loan to him, despite opposition from bank's director? No comments?”
BJP’s jibe was aimed at Rahul Gandhi’s grandfather Feroze Jahangir Ghandy’s surname. Inspired by Mahatma Gandhi, he changed his surname from Ghandy to Gandhi.
Profound argument from a man who himself has a stolen surname.
— BJP (@BJP4India) March 9, 2019
BTW, is it not true that in Sept 2013, you visited Nirav Modi's bridal jewellery exhibition in Delhi and the very next day Allahabad Bank approved loan to him, despite opposition from bank's director?
No comments? https://t.co/MS9jE9iiwr
1. Shehzad Poonawalla
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Shehzad Poonawalla meanwhile claimed that Rahul Gandhi had met Nirav Modi in 2013. He wrote on Twitter: "Nirav Modi met Rahul Gandhi in Sep 2013 - at the time huge loans were given without hesitation to Mama Mehul Choksi & Bhanja!Meeting was at a pvt cocktail party by Nirav for close friends at Imperial Hotel in Delhi! Can Rahul deny he went?He wore a White shirt blue jeans"
Poonawalla had earlier claimed: "If PL Punia is proof of @arunjaitley meeting Vijay Mallya (and accosting = meeting) I can swear on Quran & undertake lie detector @RahulGandhi attended Nirav Modi cocktail party & Bridal wear prog at Imperial Hotel Delhi in Sep2013 while loans were wrongly given to Mama Bhanja."
Nirav Modi met Rahul Gandhi in Sep 2013 - at the time huge loans were given without hesitation to Mama Mehul Choksi & Bhanja!Meeting was at a pvt cocktail party by Nirav for close friends at Imperial Hotel in Delhi! Can Rahul deny he went?He wore a White shirt blue jeans 1/n
— Shehzad Jai Hind (@Shehzad_Ind) March 9, 2019
2. UK on extradition
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UK Home Secretary Sajid Javid has certified India's extradition request for fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi, wanted in the Rs 13,500 crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud case, officials involved with the proceedings in the UK confirmed on Saturday, even as he was tracked living openly in a swanky 8-million pound apartment in London's West End and running a new diamond business.
Under the India-UK Extradition Treaty arrangements, the paperwork is now with the District Judge at Westminster Magistrates' Court in London to issue an extradition warrant against Modi to be executed by Scotland Yard.
The Indian authorities were informed of the development on Thursday, with officials here indicating that an arrest warrant against Modi may now be a matter of weeks, moving the extradition request to the next stage.
The confirmation of the certification of the extradition request, filed by the Indian authorities in August last year, came just as 'The Daily Telegraph' reported on Saturday that it had discovered Modi living openly in the heart of London and running a new diamond business just yards away
3. Nirav Modi tracked down
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Modi, 48, was tracked down to a three-bedroom flat occupying half of a floor of the landmark Centre Point tower block of luxury apartments, where rent is estimated to be around 17,000 pounds a month, the newspaper reported.
The Indian High Commission in London had confirmed in August 2018 that India had handed in the extradition request documents for Modi, which have been under consideration by the UK government since then. The UK Home Office on Saturday refused to comment on "individual cases" and indicated that any extradition proceedings can go ahead only after an extradition warrant has been issued for the arrest of the accused, as was the case with liquor baron Vijay Mallya.
