Demanding a Supreme Court-monitored probe into the large drugs haul in Gujarat and in the alleged bribery case involving e-commerce firm Amazon, the Congress on Wednesday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should answer the nation on these “very serious” issues of national security.
“These issues are concerned with the country’s security and those involved in these issues are guilty of sedition and that is why the prime minister will have to answer the nation,” Congress general secretary and chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said, a day after the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized 2,988.21 kg heroin worth crores of rupees from two containers at the Adani-operated Mundra port in Gujarat’s Kutch district and subsequently.
Those involved in these cases are “traitors”, Surjewala said adding “Should this matter now not be investigated by a special commission of sitting judges of the Supreme Court and a special SIT be put at their disposal?”
He also rejected suggestions of seeking a CBI probe, saying, “How can CBI probe those who are its bosses?” He said the shocking revelations in the two cases have shaken the conscience of the country.
On the Amazon case, he said it has now come out that the e-commerce giant spent Rs 8,546 crore in “legal fees”, whereas India’s Law Ministry’s annual budget is only Rs 1,100 crore.
“The so-called alleged bribery of Rs 8,546 crore was being given to whom in the Modi Government? Who received the money? Was this money given to annihilate the trade and business of crores of small shopkeepers, MSMEs and traders so that e-commerce companies like Amazon could take away their businesses and livelihood,” he asked.