New Delhi:
WikiLeaks returned to haunt the Congress party on Monday which trashed reports
claiming that Rajiv Gandhi was a middleman for a Swedish aircraft company
before entering politics but the Opposition demanded that the "truth"
be made public. The Congress made it clear that the reports had no basis
whatsoever, with party general secretary Janardan Dwivedi referring to the last
line of the leaked WikiLeaks cable to emphasise that there was no foundation to
the allegation.
Accusing WikiLeaks
founder Julian Assange of "spreading lies and falsehoods", Dwivedi
said "having noted what the Swede has said, the cable makes the comment
that there was no additional information to either refute or confirm the
information. The foundation of the whole story falls flat here."
The Congress
leader also urged media not to fall for "temporary gains" and added
"we are very hurt with the news". The BJP sought an explanation from
Congress on the "serious" accusations made in the Wikileaks cables
while the CPI sought a probe by independent agencies like the Vigilance
Commission.
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