Home Minister Rajnath Singh is expected to make a detailed statement on the whereabouts of terrorist Dawood Ibrahim to clear the controversy over the issue. Singh had already countered the Opposition’s charges and said the NDA Government’s reply was the same as the UPA regime gave two years ago.
“The reply given on the issue on May 5, 2015 is the same that was given on May 7, 2013. That time, we had not criticised .... They have not been able to understand the meaning. I will make a detailed statement on the issue in the House on Monday,” Singh said responding to Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia in the Zero Hour on Thursday.
The Government was left embarrassed on Tuesday when Union Minister of State for Home Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary said in a written reply that the location of Dawood Ibrahim, India’s most wanted terrorist, was not known to the Government and, once he is located, his extradition process will be initiated.
Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju had clarified two days back that the underworld don lives in Pakistan and the Centre would continue to pursue the case very seriously.