Aam Aadmi Party National Spokesperson Priyanka Kakkar criticised BJP over Mehul Choksi, saying that it was BJP leaders who made Choksi run away and he became a fugitive under the watch of PM Narendra Modi's government.
Former Enforcement Directorate Karnal Singh said that the arrest of fugitive Indian businessman Mehul Choksi in Belgium is a great success for India and Indian agencies.
After fugitive Indian businessman Mehul Choksi was arrested in Belgium, Karnataka Mahila Congress President Sowmya Reddy questioned the return of another fugitive, Vijay Mallya.
Following the arrest of fugitive Indian businessman Mehul Choksi in Belgium, Congress leader Supriya Shrinate said that all this means nothing till people's money is not returned.
Choksi allegedly connived with his associates and other Punjab National Bank (PNB) officials from 2014 to 2017 and fraudulently obtained Letters of Undertaking and Foreign Letters of Credit from PNB, resulting in a wrongful loss of Rs 6097.63 crore to PNB.
The Belgian Federal Public Service of Justice on Monday confirmed that Indian businessman Mehul Choksi was arrested on Saturday and is currently being held in detention.
"Look, our external affairs minister has said clearly, and I will also repeat it. The government under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has had successful diplomacy, which is part of the foreign policy. Because of successful diplomacy only we can do this work (extradition). Thi
Giving an example of the recent extradition of Thawwur Rana from the US, Fabian said that it took 17 years for him to be extradited, and hence we must not expect the same with Choksi soon.
Businessman Robert Vadra, who is married to Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, expressed his willingness to join politics, saying that if the Congress party feels he should take that step, he would do so with the blessings of his family.
Sachdev while talking to ANI said that the arrest is a diplomatic win more so because a year back, the government had struck Choksi's name off its Red Corner Notice Alert.
The former MD of Gitanjali Gems also called on authorities to be better prepared this time, recalling how Choksi had previously escaped legal action in Dominica.
Vaibhav Khuraniya, one of the complainants in a fraud case against Choksi, said that it may not be easy to bring him back to India due to legal complexities involved in extradition.