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Lalit Modi row: Congress seeks Vasundhara's resignation
New Delhi, June 17
The Congress on Wednesday
demanded the resignation of Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje
over allegations that she testified in favour of former IPL chief Lalit
Modi's British immigration application in 2011.
"The chief minister has no right to continue in office," Rajasthan Congress chief Sachin Pilot said here at a press conference.
He alleged that Raje had helped Modi who was facing investigations regarding alleged tax evasion.
Pilot said the Congress in the state will hit the streets on Thursday to press for her resignation.
The
Congress is already demanding the resignation of External Affairs
Sushma Swaraj over her assistance to Modi to get travel documents from
the British authorities after his Indian passport was revoked.
Raje was hit by controversy following revelation apparently made in a statement released by Lalit Modi's legal team.
The
statement said that Raje, who was then leader of opposition in the
Rajasthan assembly, said she was in favour of Lalit Modi's immigration
application but on the strict condition that her name will not be
revealed to the Indian authorities.
Raje, in a press note issued
by her media advisor, later said she knew Lalit Modi's family but was
not aware "which document people are talking about".