PM Modi asks Congress to come clean on its allegations against AAP

NEW DELHI: Continuing his attack on the “opportunistic alliance” among INDIA bloc parties, particularly between AAP and Congress in the Lok Sabha election, PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday dared Congress to come clean on the allegations it had made against AAP on the alleged liquor scam. He asked the party to tell people whether the allegations were true or false.
Speaking in Rajya Sabha, Modi said Congress was leading the campaign to “protect the corrupt”.He said first they used to ask why the govt didn’t take action against the corrupt and now when the corrupt were sent to jail, questions were being raised about the investigating agencies.
“AAP commits liquor scam, AAP commits corruption, AAP commits scam in building classrooms for children, AAP even commits water scam... Congress complains against AAP, Congress drags AAP to court and if action is taken then they abuse Modi,” the PM said. Opposition MPs had staged a walkout from the House by then.
Reiterating that the govt won’t spare the corrupt, Modi said, “Let me say without any hesitation that I have given full freedom to investigating agencies against corruption and the corrupt. The govt will not interfere. They must work with honesty and work for the honest. No corruption will get away, that’s Modi’s guarantee.”
Charging Congress and AAP with double standards, Modi referred to Delhi Congress leaders holding press conferences against the AAP govt and demanding CBI investigation into the alleged liquor scam.
“Congress had held a press conference against AAP and produced proof of corruption. Now can they say whether these proof were true or false? They will expose each other. They have no courage to answer such questions,” the prime minister said.
Referring to Rahul Gandhi’s demand for investigation against the Kerala CM, Modi said that in Delhi, Congress questioned the role of ED and CBI against opposition leaders but at the same time, they demand the arrest of the Kerala CM.
The PM said political parties which were formed and grew post-Emergency were giving clean chits to Congress. He cited Mulayam Singh Yadav’s statement in 2013 accusing the UPA govt of using ED and CBI against them. He also read out a statement of CPM leader Prakash Karat accusing Congress of using CBI to strike political bargains with many parties.
Modi said even the Supreme Court had called CBI a “caged parrot” during UPA govt and these were examples of who misused investigating agencies.