Quattrocchi a ‘ghost’ created by BJP: Congress

“ghost” created by BJP and that charges against him had been

quashed during NDA rule.

“I don’t understand why Congress should react to the death

of somebody who has been a ghost created by BJP. Somebody has died,his family deserves condolences,” he told NDTV.

The Italian businessman who was wanted in India in

connection with the Bofors payoff scandal,died today in

Milan,Italy. Singhvi said it was in 2004 during BJP-led rule that the Delhi High Court had quashed the charges against

Quattrocchi and the government of the day had not filed any

appleal against that ruling.

“…from 1998 to 2004,BJP tried to tom tom this thing

during elections and lost this issue in at least three or four

elections. They were unable to do anything to prove complicity in this crime,” he said.

“But as far as besmirching of the political system is

concerned…of the Gandhi family,of Congress is concerned,

this is very wrong,” he added.

BJP leader Prakash Javadekar,however,dismissed

Singhvi’s charges saying the ghost was created because

Congress was “hosting” him.

“…the ghost was not created by BJP but by V P Singh and if we had created the ghost,it is because you were hosting

it,” he said reacting to Quattrocchi’s death.