NEW DELHI: BJP on Thursday questioned Congress MP Rahul Gandhi over the Karnataka Valmiki Corporation case and asked why he had not taken action against Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah for diversion of huge amounts of funds meant for Scheduled Tribes.
“Investigation into the Valmiki Corporation scam is revealing the true nature of Congress and its commitment to the ST community.The accused not only diverted close to Rs 100 crore to various bank accounts and shell companies but it has also come to light that one of the accused even purchased a luxury car from a dealer in Hyderabad,” BJP MP and BJYM president Tejaswi Surya said.
“I want to ask Rahul Gandhi who claims to be the champion of OBCs, SCs, STs in the country as to why he hasn’t taken any action against the CM. Is this your model of tribal development? ED is trying to investigate this issue, the state govt and its agencies instead of cooperating, the CM and deputy CM are trying to divert the attention from the investigation,” he added.
BJP’s chief spokesperson and Lok Sabha MP Anil Baluni said Congress is well known for its series of corruption. “This time, it was caught red-handed while looting development funds belonging to the SC/ST community. On the one hand, Rahul takes oath carrying the Constitution and the other hand, his party in Karnataka is snatching the constitutional rights of SC/ST community,” Baluni said.
The illegal money transfer issue involving Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation Ltd came to light following the suicide of its accounts superintendent Chandrashekhar P on May 26. In a note left behind, Chandrashekhar revealed the unauthorised transfer of Rs 187 crore from the corporation’s bank account.
“Investigation into the Valmiki Corporation scam is revealing the true nature of Congress and its commitment to the ST community.The accused not only diverted close to Rs 100 crore to various bank accounts and shell companies but it has also come to light that one of the accused even purchased a luxury car from a dealer in Hyderabad,” BJP MP and BJYM president Tejaswi Surya said.
“I want to ask Rahul Gandhi who claims to be the champion of OBCs, SCs, STs in the country as to why he hasn’t taken any action against the CM. Is this your model of tribal development? ED is trying to investigate this issue, the state govt and its agencies instead of cooperating, the CM and deputy CM are trying to divert the attention from the investigation,” he added.
BJP’s chief spokesperson and Lok Sabha MP Anil Baluni said Congress is well known for its series of corruption. “This time, it was caught red-handed while looting development funds belonging to the SC/ST community. On the one hand, Rahul takes oath carrying the Constitution and the other hand, his party in Karnataka is snatching the constitutional rights of SC/ST community,” Baluni said.
The illegal money transfer issue involving Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation Ltd came to light following the suicide of its accounts superintendent Chandrashekhar P on May 26. In a note left behind, Chandrashekhar revealed the unauthorised transfer of Rs 187 crore from the corporation’s bank account.