Arun Jaitley met me alone in London for hours, hints Lalit Modi

New Delhi: After senior BJP leaders Sushma Swaraj and Vasundhara Raje, former Indian Premier League chief Lalit Modi has now targeted Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.

Writing on Twitter, Lalit Modi said on Monday night that Jaitley was among the BCCI members who have received huge sums as TA/DA from the cricket board in cash.

Hope Arun Jaitley, Anurag Thakur (BJP) and Rajiv Shukla (Congress) have shown in their returns, the ex-IPL boss tweeted.

1/2 This is so true - crores of rupees are spent in bcci books for members TA/DA. best part is they take this in cash. Digging my record. — Lalit Kumar Modi (@LalitKModi) June 22, 2015

1/3 BREAKING STORY - Will all members who have taken TA / DA FROM @IPL AND @BCCI AND STATE ASSOCIATIONS REPORTED THAT INCOME. IF NOT WHY ?

— Lalit Kumar Modi (@LalitKModi) June 22, 2015

2/3 - I can tell u now they all took in cash first class fare, hotel stay etc and a lot of them double charged it either to ministry or co — Lalit Kumar Modi (@LalitKModi) June 22, 2015

3/3 or came on a private plane but still took the cash. Now what would you call that ? I told and gave IT PEOPLE ALL DOCS BUT THEY BURIED IT — Lalit Kumar Modi (@LalitKModi) June 22, 2015

Lalit Modi also indicated in his tweets that Jaitley had met him in person alone in London when the UPA government was in power.

“Mr @arunjaitley whilst you were leader of the opposition did u meet Mr Lalit Modi alone in #london for hours at the #stjamescourt taj hotel (sic),” Lalit Modi tweeted.

Mr @arunjaitley whilst you were leader of the opposition did u meet Mr Lalit Modi alone in #london for hours at the #stjamescourt taj hotel — Lalit Kumar Modi (@LalitKModi) June 22, 2015

Modi further targeted current IPL chief and Congress leader Rajiv Shukla for travelling in private jets paid for by others.

1/2 Will all congress party members specifically @ShuklaRajiv a #minister in #congress advise who #paid for all his #private jet trips - or — Lalit Kumar Modi (@LalitKModi) June 22, 2015

2/2 was Ashok Chaturvedi just did it as a favor to you. Amongst many other planes you took. What favor did you provide them. Let all — Lalit Kumar Modi (@LalitKModi) June 22, 2015

3/2 congress ministers provide such data. Let DGCA make public the Passenger manifest in last 10 years as a start. #trialbymedia — Lalit Kumar Modi (@LalitKModi) June 22, 2015

The former IPL chief also targeted the Congress party and its MPs for seeking favours from the BCCI.

1/3 My specific Query to Congress Party - specifically - has the Modi Group or as a matter of fact any group ever provided you any of your — Lalit Kumar Modi (@LalitKModi) June 22, 2015

2/3 MP's any hospitality, favors, election funding, rides on planes, hotel, cars, dinners, plants in your constituency etc etc — Lalit Kumar Modi (@LalitKModi) June 22, 2015

Further Q to all Congress MP's and there allies did you at any time ask for any favor from @bcci @ipl @LalitKModi to include yr sons in team — Lalit Kumar Modi (@LalitKModi) June 22, 2015