Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh: The BJP on Friday said, “Madhya Pradesh has become the new ATM for Congress,” launching a scathing attack on the grand old party.
The remarks come a month after the Income Tax department raided homes of Chief Minister Kamal Nath’s close aides’ on April 7 which took place at early hours of dawn.
Addressing a press conference at the party office, BJP spokesperson GVL Narasimha Rao alleged that the Congress dispensation in the state is “minting money and diverting government funds. Rs. 281 crore unaccounted cash was traced from his close associates”.
Describing Madhya Pradesh as a new ATM of Congress, Rao alleged that as per entries in a diary traced by Income Tax Department, senior Congress leaders Digvijay Singh and Randeep Surjewala also got a cut from this unaccounted cash.
The Congress dismissed the charge, saying it was a sign of desperation of the ruling party.
Senior party leader Anand Sharma said that raising these issues at this stage shows the mindset of the BJP and the ruling government which were ‘panicking’.
(With inputs from PTI)
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