Does it now not appear that then CAG Vinod Rai was the Agent Provocateur? asks Congress leader Salman Khurshid

Senior Congress chief Salman Khurshid on Friday mentioned the apology of the previous Comptroller and Auditor Common (CAG) Vinod Rai within the 2G rip-off exhibits the layers of the “concerted and deep-rooted conspiracy” to malign, defame and produce down the UPA-Congress Authorities throughout UPA- II. Khurshid, who met the PCC members right here, mentioned as a result of concern, India misplaced its strong progress story and its surging economic system and reiterated his social gathering’s demand for an unconditional apology from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Rai.

Rai had just lately tendered an unconditional apology to Congress chief and former MP Sanjay Nirupam in response to a defamation case filed by the latter following Rai’s declare that Nirupam was one of many lawmakers who sought to strain him to maintain then PM Manmohan Singh’s identify out of the federal government’s audit report on 2G spectrum auctions.

“Does it no longer seem that the then CAG, Shri Vinod Rai, was the Agent Provocateur? To remember, Rai had authored a CAG report that threw a sensational variety of presumptive losses of Rs 1.76 Lakh crores to the exchequer within the grant of 2G spectrum licenses. The report was a figment of creativeness and a flight of fancy,” Khurshid instructed reporters right here.

Khurshid identified that Rai might by no means substantiate the 2G spectrum report.

“Additionally it is not with out coincidence that Rai, the then CAG, was appointed as Chairman of the all highly effective, ‘Banking Recruitment Board’ with Union Minister of State standing. Nonetheless, Rai has not uttered a phrase both on the Rs 13,500 crore PNB Financial institution Fraud or on the hundreds crores misplaced in financial institution frauds and escape of Nirav Modi-Mehul Choksi-Lalit Modi-Vijay Mallya and plenty of others, regardless of being chairman of the Board,” Khurshid mentioned.

Khurshid mentioned the try was to “destabilise” a useful authorities for this nation they usually succeeded in it.

“It is now solely unravelling. How historical past must be written many times till the reality comes out is changing into obvious and has been validated by the affidavit filed by Rai,” Khurshid mentioned.

“Let Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, Shri Vinod Rai and all others tender an unconditional apology to the Nation….,” he mentioned.

Khurshid mentioned the nation should know that fact has been vindicated and the “deep-rooted conspiracy to destabilise and oust” the Manmohan Singh authorities stands uncovered earlier than the folks.