The two parties have indulged in a war of words, and thrown allegations at each other ever since Mallya 's claim on Wednesday that he had met Jaitley before leaving for the UK
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Mallya left the country on March 2, 2016 while 13 banks moved the apex court four days later seeking its intervention to prevent the businessman from leaving the country
Gandhi on Thursday accused Jaitley of lying to hide the "free passage" he allegedly gave to Mallya to flee to London
Swamy also claimed that the dilution had been done at a very high level
He claimed that Rahul Gandhi was on the backfoot in the case of Kingfisher Airlines
There has been some deal with Mallya, FM should explain to the country and resign, Gandhi said
A source close to Mallya told Business Standard he had the date and place of the claimed meeting
Since 2014, I have never given him any appointment to meet me and the question of his having met me does not arise, said Arun Jaitley
Jaitley said: I have never given him any appointment to meet me and the question of his having met me does not arise
Mallya told reporters that he had met the minister and offered to settle the issue with the banks
Mallya has been directed to file his reply by September 24. After that, the court will decide the course of the hearing
Vijay Mallya's lawyer had sought more time to file reply on the Enforcement Directorate's notice in connection with PMLA case
The court had earlier issued non-bailable warrants against the businessman in two cases filed by the ED
Now facing an extradition trial in London, Vijay Mallya is willing to settle his dues
The 62-year-old former Kingfisher Airlines boss is fighting extradition to India on charges of fraud and money laundering amounting to around Rs 90 bn
Under this recently promulgated ordinance, the government can immediately confiscate all linked properties of Mallya in the country and abroad
The Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill could be a thorn in their path
'There's no question of being homeless because at the end of the day, they are entitled to take my assets in my name declared on oath to the court,' Mallya said
Earlier on June 30, Mallya was summoned by a designated court under Fugitive Economic Offenders to appear before it on August 27