PM responsible for Mallya row as CBI directly under him: Kejriwal

March 12, 2016 11:39

Amid the controversy surrounding liquor baron Vijay Mallya, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday put the onus on Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying that the Central Bureau of Investigation could not have let the bureaucrat leave the country without the former's approval as they directly report to him.

'Since the CBI directly reports to PM, PM owes an answer why Mallya was allowed to leave India. CBI cudn't hv allowed without approval from top (sic),' Kejriwal tweeted.

Earlier, the CBI admitted that the first lookout notice for Mallya's detention at the country's exit points was issued in error.

Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad on Friday accused the National Democratic Alliance government of helping Mallya escape India.

Earlier on Saturday, employees of Mallya's now defunct Kingfisher Airlines wrote a letter to Prime Minister Modi in a 'humanitarian' appeal, seeking his intervention in safeguarding the interest of the employees.

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