Congress protests as BJP MP says CBI will chargesheet ex-FM

Congress and BJP members today sparred in the Lok Sabha after a ruling party member claimed that the CBI was going to chargesheet a former finance minister in a criminal case involving fugitive economic offender Vijay Mallya.

When BJP's Nishikant Dubey made the statement, Leader of the Congress Mallikarjun Kharge immediately questioned as to how was he aware of the impending CBI action and said it indicated that the agency was acting in a "pre-planned" manner.

"It shows it is all pre-planned. How do you know it?... You are mentioning this. It means you get reports (from CBI)," he said intervening during Dubey's speech on the Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill.


The BJP member had said that the finance minister during the UPA government was involved in the process of banks extending loans to Mallya.

"I want to say... that the CBI is going to file a chargesheet and it will name the former finance minister," he said, drawing vociferous protests from Congress members.

Though he did not take any names, the BJP has been attacking P Chidambaram, who was the finance minister during the UPA government, for his alleged role in the matter.

In his speech, Dubey later named Chidambaram targetting him for his alleged role in other issues.