Sushma tweet: Will speak in Parliament, says Rahul Gandhi

Sushma had tweeted she'd reveal the name of a senior Cong leader who was pressing her to give a diplomatic passport to coal scam accused Santosh Bagrodia

ANI New Delhi
Last Updated : Jul 22 2015 | 12:41 PM IST

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday asserted that he would speak in the Parliament over External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj's claims that a senior leader from the Grand Old party was pressing her to give a diplomatic passport to coal scam accused Santosh Bagrodia.

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"We will speak in the Parliament," Rahul told a horde of media persons outside the Parliament.

Sushma has said on twitter that she will reveal the name of the Congress leader on the floor of the House today.

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On Tuesday, Special CBI judge Bharat Parashar had issued summons to former coal minister of state Santosh Bagrodia and ex-coal secretary H C Gupta in a coal block allocation case involving Rajya Sabha member Vijay Darda.

Bagrodia and Gupta have been asked to appear before the court on August 18.

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First Published: Jul 22 2015 | 11:23 AM IST

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