New Delhi: Hitting again at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his corruption jibe on the Opposition, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday accused him of operating a “bhrashtachari bhagao abhiyan” (make the corrupt flee marketing campaign) and mentioned he should cease his picture makeover by posing as an anti-corruption crusader.
Addressing a gathering after inaugurating an extension of the BJP headquarters right here on Tuesday, Modi linked the approaching collectively of opposition events in opposition to the BJP to his authorities’s marketing campaign in opposition to corruption and mentioned “anti-India” forces are attacking constitutional establishments — the robust basis of a rising India — to stall the nation’s development.
Reacting to the remarks, Kharge in a tweet in Hindi mentioned, “Narendra Modi ji, whose Rs 20,000 crore is invested in Adani shell companies?” “Are Lalit Modi, Nirav Modi, Mehul Choksi, Vijay Mallya, Jatin Mehta etc. Members of your ‘bhrashtachari bhagao abhiyan’? Are you the convenor of this alliance? Stop your image makeover by calling yourself an anti-corruption crusader!” the Congress chief mentioned, hitting out on the prime minister.
Kharge mentioned Modi should look inside, and requested why the BJP authorities in Karnataka was accused of taking 40 % fee. “Why are you part of the no. 1 corrupt government in Meghalaya? Are BJP leaders not involved in the Sanjivani Cooperative scam in Rajasthan, Poshan scam in Madhya Pradesh, or NAN scam in Chhattisgarh?” he requested.
Kharge mentioned the Enforcement Directorate is put after 95 per cent of opposition leaders whereas these becoming a member of the BJP are cleaned up in a “washing machine”. “If you have a 56 inch chest, set up a JPC (joint parliamentary committee into Adani issue) and hold an open press conference for the first time in nine years,” the Congress chief mentioned.
“Answer those who do not ask that ? ‘How do you eat mango’ or ‘why you don’t get tired’,” Kharge mentioned. In his remarks on the occasion, Modi had mentioned that the crackdown on the corrupt and corruption would proceed with out being hindered by “false allegations”. Never earlier than within the historical past of unbiased India, such a giant marketing campaign in opposition to corruption has taken place and it has rattled the corrupt, he had mentioned.
