Why Quattrocchi's arrest suppressed: Advani

New Delhi, Mar 1 (UNI) Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha L K Advani today wanted the government to explain why the information about the detention of Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi was suppressed for about a fortnight till the Assembly elections were over in Uttarakhand and Punjab.

''Why was there a deafening silence on the issue till February 23. The Prime Minister should explain this,'' Mr Advani said while speaking on the Motion of Thanks on the Presiden't Address.

In the President's Address, the government mentions about the Right to Information Act, but supresses information on Quattrocchi's detention in Argentina, he said.

''People have the right to get heard and their greivance heard in this august House,'' he added.

He said the statement of Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Suresh Pachauri did not mention about the reason for the delay in announcing the detention of the Bofors kickbacks accused.

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