New Delhi : Congress leader Digvijay Singh said on Thursday that he trusts Finance Minister Arun Jaitley’s integrity, but doubts his competence.
“I have always said that we trust his integrity but I do not trust his competence. If he cannot stop irregularities in DDCA, can he stop it in the Finance Ministry? My objection is on his capability,” Singh told the media here.
“I am happy that at least ‘margdarshak’ meeting is taking place. We will see the outcome of the meeting. We will wait to see whether [Prime Minister] Narendra Modi and [BJP chief] Amit Shah agree to the decision on Jaitley,” he added.
Singh further said it puts a question mark on Jaitley’s ability if he was in the dark about the irregularities in the DDCA.
He took a jibe at the BJP asking if that [Kirti Azad’s suspension] is going to be the fate of all those who raise the issue of corruption.
“Is this going to be the fate of all those in the BJP who raise issue of corruption? First Ram Jethmalani, and now Kirti. Next, Shatrughan Sinha?” Singh said.
The BJP on Wednesday suspended its MP from Darbhanga, Azad, for what it called ‘anti-party activities’.
Azad has been raising the issue of rampant corruption in the DDCA for nine years, including the period when Jaitley was the president of the cricket body.
Azad was reportedly persuaded by Shah not to go ahead with his much-publicised expose on Sunday, when he released a video of a DDCA AGM held in 2012, where he was seen accusing Jaitley of forging documents. – ANI
