New Delhi, June 27 : The BJP on Wednesday lashed out at the Congress for its double speak on corruption and cited the instances of Robert Vadra allegedly evading income tax and how the fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya used to get special privileges under the UPA regime.
BJP spokesman Sambit Patra sought an answer on matters related to these high profile cases from Congress president Rahul Gandhi and also asked him to clarify why he chose to compare the conditions of women in India with that in Syria.
“I want to know from Rahul Gandhi on what really makes him compare conditions of women in India with those
in Syria,” he told reporters here in reference to Mr Gandhi’s tweets on women safety conditions in the country.
Mr Patra referred to Mallya’s ‘offer’ of coming out and selling his properties to settle loan disputes and said the owner of Kingfisher Airlines has come a “long way — as from being the King of Good Times under the UPA, Mallya has now become a poster boy of corruption”.
“The law is catching up under Modi government with those who thought they can play with the law,” Mr Patra said.
The BJP spokesman raked up the issue related to Income Tax laws violation by Robert Vadra brother in law of Congress president, as reported in media and said reports suggest that while Mr Vadra, had shown income of Rs 37 lakh in 2011 but there was “income” of Rs 43 crore.
“Suddenly the corrupt people have started feeling insecure, two of them who have become the epitome of the
corrupts. They are Robert Vadra and Vijay Mallya,” Mr Patra said.
He further said: “Income Tax department has directed Robert Vadra to pay arrears for the year 2010-11. We want to ask Rahul Gandhi what does he have to say on the Income Tax evasions by Mr Vadra?”
Directing his tirade against the Mamata Banerjee government in West Bengal, the BJP spokesman alleged that the Trinamool regime in the state is running an authoritarian rule in the state. “Mamata Banerjee is also nervous about certain uncertain things. Once she alleged army is trying to take over the state of affairs there.”
“Mamata Banerjee also runs a government that prohibits Durga idol immersion,” he alleged.
BJP chief Amit Shah is on a two-day visit to the state — where the saffron party is in mega expansion drive and has set a target of 26 seats for Lok Sabha polls.
To a question on AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi, the BJP spokesman said the Hyderabad MP is virtually working like ‘neo-Jinnah’ and it is high time he realises that such politics should not be pursued.
UNI.
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