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Hitting back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his corruption jibe at the Opposition, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday accused him of running a “bhrashtachari bhagao abhiyan” (make the corrupt flee campaign) and said he must stop his image makeover by posing as an anti-corruption crusader.
Addressing a gathering after inaugurating an extension of the BJP headquarters here on Tuesday, Modi linked the coming together of opposition parties against the BJP to his government’s campaign against corruption and said “anti-India” forces are attacking constitutional institutions — the strong foundation of a rising India — to stall the country’s growth.
Reacting to the remarks, Kharge in a tweet in Hindi said, “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 said, hitting out at the prime minister.
.@narendramodi जी
अडानी की Shell Cos में ₹20,000 Cr किसके हैं ?
ललित मोदी, नीरव मोदी, मेहुल चोकसी, विजय माल्या, जतिन मेहता आदि क्या आपके “भ्रष्टाचारी भगाओ अभियान” के सदस्य है ?
आप इस गठबंधन के Convenor हैं ?
खुद को Anti-Corruption Crusader बता Image Makeover बंद कीजिए!
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— Mallikarjun Kharge (@kharge) March 29, 2023
Kharge said Modi must look within, and asked why the BJP government in Karnataka was accused of taking 40 per cent commission.
विपक्ष के 95% नेताओं पर ED,
और भाजपा में शामिल नेता Washing Machine से धुलकर साफ़ ?छप्पन इंच की छाती है तो JPC बैठाइये और 9 सालों में पहली बार सरेआम खुली प्रेस कॉन्फ़्रेंस कीजिये।
हाँ ! उनको जवाब दीजिएगा जो ये ना पूछे कि-
“आप आम कैसे खाते हैं”
या “आप थकते क्यों नहीं”!3/3
— Mallikarjun Kharge (@kharge) March 29, 2023
“Why are you part of the no. 1 corrupt government in Meghalaya? Are BJP leaders not involved in Sanjivani Cooperative scam in Rajasthan, Poshan scam in Madhya Pradesh or NAN scam in Chhattisgarh?” he asked.
Kharge said the Enforcement Directorate is put after 95 per cent of opposition leaders while those joining 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 said.
“Answer those who do not ask that – ‘How do you eat mango’ or ‘why you don’t get tired’,” Kharge said.
