Vasundhara Raje Meets BJP Chief Amit Shah, Shivraj Singh Chouhan May Meet Him Too

New Delhi:  Two days before Parliament’s Monsoon session of begins, Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje — who is facing controversy over her links with tainted cricket tycoon Lalit Modi — met BJP president Amit Shah during a key strategy session in Delhi today.

The meeting was also attended by External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and Information and Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, sources told NDTV.

Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who is battling charges of involvement of his key leaders in the Vyapam scam, is also likely to meet Mr Shah later today, sources said.

The Parliament session beginning Tuesday, is expected to be stormy as the Opposition, led by the Congress, appeared to have closed ranks to corner the government over a range of issues — including the Vyapam scam and the Lalit Modi controversy.

At stake are several crucial legislations — including the Goods and Services Tax bill and the land bill – which have to be passed by the Upper House, Rajya Sabha, where the ruling NDA lacks majority.

The Congress has demanded the resignation of Ms Raje and Ms Swaraj over links with Mr Modi, and Mr Chouhan over the Vyapam scam. The party has warned that till all three are removed, it would not allow Parliament to function.

The BJP has backed Ms Raje, who had supported Mr Modi’s immigration appeal to UK, saying she did not testify on his behalf in court. The party has also supported Ms Swaraj, who had helped Mr Modi travel to Portugal.

Several non-Congress parties, however, have informally agreed not to not to target Ms Swaraj, saying she was a “decent” and “fair” person, sources have told NDTV. The parties include the Trinamool Congress, the Nationalist Congress Party, the Janata Dal United and the Samajwadi Party.