‘Involved In Corruption’: BJP’s Manoj Tiwari On 9 Opposition Leaders Who Wrote To PM Modi | India News

New Delhi: Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari on Thursday alleged that each one the opposition leaders who wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in opposition to CBI and ED had been “involved in corruption” and there was panic among the many corrupt following the arrest of AAP chief Manish Sisodia within the Delhi excise coverage case. He alleged that the leaders who wrote the letter weren’t aiming to assault the central businesses however making an attempt to “divert the attention” of individuals from the difficulty of corruption.

“All the 9 leaders who wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi are involved in corruption and their aim is not to attack CBI and ED but to divert the attention of people from the real issue of corruption,” Tiwari mentioned.

He alleged that after the arrest of Sisodia, there was “panic among the corrupt” and people who as soon as used to talk in opposition to corruption had been now “embracing the corrupt.”

“The main objective of the Modi government is that no corrupt person should be left out and no innocent should be punished. All the corrupt have come together as the heat of investigation is reaching the mastermind of corruption,” he alleged.

Responding to AAP’s allegations of risk to Sisodia’s life in Tihar jail, Tiwari mentioned it was “ridiculous and raises many questions.”

“The command of the jail in Delhi is with the Delhi government, whose chief works on the instructions of Kejriwal. So, how can Sisodia’s life be in danger?” he requested.

Tiwari additionally mentioned that Sisodia’s safety contained in the jail ought to be elevated.

Opposition leaders write to PM Modi in opposition to ‘misuse’ of ED, CBI

On March 5, 9 opposition leaders, together with Chief Ministers Mamata Banerjee, Arvind Kejriwal, Ok Chandrasekhar Rao, had written a joint letter to Prime Minister Modi alleging “blatant misuse” of central businesses in opposition to members of the opposition.

The different signatories of the letter had been Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, Tejashwi Yadav (RJD), Sharad Pawar (NCP), Farooq Abdullah (Jammu & Kashmir National Conference), Uddhav Thackeray (Shiv Sena, UBT) and Akhilesh Yadav of Samajwadi Party.

“The blatant misuse of central agencies against the members of the opposition appears to suggest that we have transitioned from being a democracy to an autocracy, the misuse of central agencies and constitutional offices like that of the Governor – to settle scores outside of the electoral battlefield is strongly condemnable as it does not bode well for our democracy,” the letter mentioned.