Accusing the Congress-led coalition of desperately attempting to tarnish the previous NDA regime's decisions, former divestment minister Arun Shourie on Thursday said he was willing to face any inquiry by any agency that the United Progressive Alliance government chooses.
"I will go to any office at any time that the CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation) designates. If the officials choose to come to our house they are most welcome. I will personally serve them excellent Madras coffee as well as excellent jasmine tea straight from Beijing," Shourie said, reacting to the UPA government ordering a CBI probe into the sale of two Centaur Hotels in Mumbai.
"I have already stated all the facts in writing. I will cooperate with every inquiry or agencies which the government chooses. I stand by that commitment," he said.
"If the inquiry is held in private, as I have stated earlier, I will, as soon as I come out of questioning, recount for the public every question I am asked as well as every answer I give," said Shourie.
Claiming that government was very well aware that there was nothing to examine in the case, he said: "They have already scrutinised every crap of paper connected with this divestment as well as some others."
The former divestment minister accused the UPA government of "fishing for any little thing that could help tarnish the National Democratic Alliance government's decision."