Mallya meeting Jaitley is absolutely shocking says Kejriwal
New Delhi, Sep 13: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal described as "absolutely shocking" the revelation by fugitive liquor baron Vijay Mallya that he met Finance Minister Arun Jaitley before leaving India.
In a series of tweets, Kejriwal asked, "Why did the finance minister hide this information till now?"
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"PM
Modi
meets
Neerav
Modi
before
he
flees
the
country.
FM
meets
Vijay
Mallya
before
he
flees
India.
What
transpired
in
these
meetings?
People
want
to
know
(sic),"
Kejriwal
said.
The
62-year-old
former
Kingfisher
Airlines
boss
told
reporters
in
London
that
he
met
the
minister
and
offered
to
settle
with
the
banks.
"I left India because I had a scheduled meeting in Geneva. Before leaving I met the finance minister and offered to settle (the issue with the banks), Mallya said, without naming the minister.
Mallya backtracks after saying he met Arun Jaitley before leaving India
Jaitley rubbished Mallya's statement, saying he never gave him an appointment since 2014 but the liquor baron misused his position as Rajya Sabha MP to accost him in Parliament.