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Raje, Sushma Swaraj must go: CPI-M
New Delhi, June 25
The CPI-M on Thursday
demanded the immediate resignation of Rajasthan Chief Minister
Vasundhara Raje, saying her conduct vis-a-vis former IPL chief Lalit
Modi marked "a new low from a political leader and a national affront".
The
Communist Party of India-Marxist also sought the resignation of
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj for her own links with Lalit
Modi.
"The emergence of a witness statement signed by Vasundhara
Raje in support of Lalit Modi's immigration application to the UK has
conclusively established the wrongdoing indulged in by the chief
minister," the CPI-M said in a statement.
"It is shocking that
the then leader of the opposition in the Rajasthan assembly made a
conditionality that her support for Lalit Modi should be kept
confidential and not be known to the Indian authorities," it said.
"This is a new low from a political leader and a national affront."
The
CPI-M demanded the immediate resignation of Vasundhara Raje from the
chief ministership. "This should be followed by an investigation into
the links she and her family members have with Lalit Modi."
The
CPI-M also sought a comprehensive enquiry in the Lalit Modi affair.
"Till then, it is not tenable for Sushma Swaraj to continue in office."