With Vijay Mallya managing to fly out of India despite owing a humongous Rs 9,000 crore to banks, the Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) taunted each other over the controversy. Check out who said what in the Vijay Mallya and Kingfisher Airlines case in 5 brief points:
1. Vijay Mallya loan issue: Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, Ghulam Nabi Azad said Mallya is not a small instrument like a needle, which cannot be seen from a far distance. He can be seen from a distance of 1 km. I accuse this government as to why was Vijay Mallya not arrested? Why was his passport not seized?" he asked. (PTI)
2. Vijay Mallya loan issue: Another Congress leader Jairam Ramesh also targeted the government on the issue. "The question is not about who gave loans to Mallya, the question is why was he allowed to leave India. Why was Vijay Mallya allowed to leave the country?" he asked in the Rajya Sabha. (PTI)
3. Vijay Mallya loan issue: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley led the counterattack against the principal opposition party in Parliament against the grand old party, saying that it was under the UPA regime when Vijay Mallya went abroad and a case was registered under Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA). Speaking in the upper house, he said that the CBI is looking into the matter. (PTI)
4. Vijay Mallya loan issue: The Supreme Court has issued a notice to Mallya on a plea filed by a consortium of 13 PSU banks headed by the State Bank of India. The lenders had moved the apex court to prevent Mallya from leaving the country and impounding his passport even as the loan recovery procedure for Kingfisher Airlines is still on.
5. Vijay Mallya loan issue: The notice will be served through the Indian High Commission in London. Based on CBI inputs, Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for the banks, informed the Supreme Court that Mallya left India on March 2 and could be in the UK. The apex court has sought Mallya's response to the banks' plea by March 30 which is the next date of hearing. (Express photo)
