Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday took to Twitter to laud Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar over his speech on the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal in Rajya Sabha.
Terming Parrikar's address to Rajya Sabha as one of the best speeches, the Prime Minister said that the Union Minister displayed the "best parliamentary traditions".
Yesterday's speech by RM @manoharparrikar in the Rajya Sabha was one of the best speeches, displaying best parliamentary traditions.— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 5, 2016
The Prime Minister tweeted that Parrikar "rose above politics and placed all relevant facts on the table".
RM @manoharparrikar rose above politics & placed all relevant facts on the table. Urging you all to hear his speech. https://t.co/2YhvBDqn4o— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 5, 2016
Addressing the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, the Defence Minister had said that the ongoing probe would focus on those named in the Italian Court judgement even as he suggested the role of an "invisible hand" in preventing a proper investigation earlier.
Replying to a debate in Rajya Sabha on the controversy surrounding the Rs 3600 crore deal for 12 VVIP helicopters, Parrikar had said that there was "relentless push" by the UPA to go in for the AgustaWestland choppers.
Narrating amid repeated disruptions the sequence of events related to the deal, he said CBI had registered a case on March 12, 2013 but it did not bother to forward a copy of the FIR to ED for nine months.
Later, ED did not act on the FIR till July 2014, he said. "It appears an invisible hand was guiding action or inaction of CBI and ED," the Minister said. Noting that a probe was already underway, he said, the "inquiry will focus on roles of those named in the judgement of Italian court.. Government will leave no stone unturned in bringing to justice those involved in the scam."
He said CBI has already done a lot of investigation and is currently on the money trail to track down where the bribe money went.
(With PTI Inputs)
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