Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday (December 10) took a potshot on the Opposition’s I.N.D.I.A bloc over its “silence” on the large quantity of cash recovered from the premises allegedly linked to Congress MP Dhiraj Sahu in the course of the I-T division raids in opposition to an Odisha-based distillery firm, and demanded a solution from its prime leaders, together with Rahul Gandhi. Shah introduced that the BJP would take the difficulty of corruption by Opposition leaders deep amongst individuals and termed the cash restoration in Jharkhand as an “eye-opener”.
The cash seizure within the income-tax division’s searches in opposition to an Odisha-based distillery firm has change into the “highest-ever” such haul in a single motion carried out by any probe company within the nation and gone previous Rs 300 crore, official sources mentioned on Sunday. The Income Tax division carried out raids on the premises of enterprise homes linked to Sahu in Jharkhand, Odisha and West Bengal and recovered enormous cash.
Shah assaults I.N.D.I.A bloc
Shah mentioned that Congress is silent on the matter as “corruption is in their nature”, and questioned the silence of different allies within the Opposition bloc.
“I am very surprised. After independence, such a large amount of cash would never have been seized from an MP’s house of any party. Crores of rupees have been recovered but the whole INDI alliance is silent on this corruption. I understand Congress is silent as corruption is in their nature but TMC, JDU, RJD, DMK, and SP all are sitting silently…” he mentioned.
“Now I understand why a campaign was run against PM Modi that agencies are being misused. It was run because there was a fear in their mind that all the secrets of their corruption would be revealed,” Shah added.
The Home Minister mentioned that the Opposition has obtained the style of their very own deeds.
“I believe that the right has happened. It is an eye-opener that such huge corruption was done in such a poor state like Jharkhand. The political propaganda that they do, they have now got an answer from their own deeds,” he mentioned.
“From Rahul Gandhi to all leaders of INDI alliance should answer on the issue. The BJP will take the issue down to every person in the country and will bring awareness. We are fighting against corruption since 2014,” Shah added.
Shah on Bihar caste census
The Home Minister, when requested in regards to the caste census in Bihar, mentioned that the information of sure castes’ information was not mirrored appropriately whereas the information of particular caste and Muslims was “prioritised”.
“The decision to conduct caste-survey was taken when the BJP was a part of the government. We had extended support to the resolution for it. The BJP has extended support to the report that has come after the survey. But there are lots of questions on the survey. Question is being raised time and again that the data of Muslims and some other specific castes has been prioritised and injustice has been done to other small castes,” he mentioned.
“Various delegations of such castes have met the BJP, RJD and JDU. I urge the questions to be addressed,” he added.
The BJP has earlier alleged that the information of some particular castes and Muslims have been inflated intentionally.
(With inputs from companies)
