Even as the Income Tax department continued to search several locations linked to Congress Rajya Sabha MP from Jharkhand, Dhiraj Sahu and seized ‘unaccounted’ cash amounting to over Rs.300 crore, the BJP mahila morcha has slammed the silence of Congress party and claimed that it was the “biggest ever recovery of money of this quantity” in the recent reaches.
Addressing a press conference at Hotel Saramati, here Saturday, BJP mahila morcha national president Vanathi Srinivasan questioned the silence of Congress and INDIA block members on the recovery.
After demonetisation of Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 note in 2016, she said the Congress and INDIA bloc partners criticised Prime Minister Modi and questioned where was the black money. However, after the recent recovery of unaccounted cash, Vanathi Srinivasan said they have remained silent.
Mahila morcha president stated that it was not the first time such unaccounted money had been recovered from Congress leaders. She said that in the recent past IT department recovered rs.42 crore from a close associate of Congress leader in Bangalore. Also, in July last, she said ED recovered Rs.50 crore from TMC leader Partha Chatterjee in West Bengal.
Further, she said Rs 2.82 crore and 133 gold coins were recovered during raids at former AAP minister Satyendar Jain’s premises in Delhi last year.
Stating that after demonetisation entire country was moving towards digital transaction, Vanathi Srinivasan questioned what was the need of keeping such huge amount of money in the almirahs of INDIA bloc leaders?
She alleged that INDIA bloc partners were not only known for their dynasty politics but also known for their corrupt politics.
Describing Congress as “corruption” and “cash”, she asked “what was the need for a cash? For which purpose you are using that? How did you get this much amount?”
Vanathi Srinivasan asserted that the Prime Minister has assured that every penny should be returned to the public, adding that die to PM Moid’s guarantee in the recent three state elections, the people voted in favour of Modi and BJP.
She said PM Modi and BJP government was giving a transparent, efficient, honest government. In the coming parliament election, mahila morcha president claimed that BJP would take up the issue of corruption and dynastic politics of INDIA bloc.
Meanwhile, Vanathi Srinivasan congratulated the people of Nagaland on the passage of 33 percent quota for women in urban local bodies election. She expressed hope that now the women of Nagaland would be able to take part in the women-led development policy of PM Modi.
Advisor prison, printing & stationary and BJP state unit vice president, Er. Kropol Vitsu also addressed the press conference.
Later, in protest against the corruption, the party members raised placards some which read “Down with dynastic corrupted politics”, “ Master cronies; Congress led INDI bloc” and “300 crores is common People’s money; give it back”.