Shah flays Cong chief’s comments on PNB fraud

KALABURAGI (KARNATAKA): BJP president Amit Shah on Monday took on Congress chief Rahul Gandhi for his attacks on the Centre over the PNB fraud, saying no other government had acted as promptly and taken stringent action against frauds as the Narendra Modi government has.

“There has been no government other than Modiji’s government that has taken prompt and most stringent of actions against any frauds committed i n the past,” Shah told reporters here. At public rallies at Bijapur and Bagalkot districts in north Karnataka, Gandhi had been targeting Modi on corruption, asking as to why the Prime Minister, who describes himself as the country’s “chowkidar” (watchman), was “silent” on the bank fraud involving jewellers Nirav Modi and his uncle Mehul Choksi.

The BJP chief also slammed Karnataka’s Congress government for celebrating the birth anniversary of 18th century Mysore ruler Tipu Sultan instead of focusing on developing backward regions.

“...They (Congress) don’t do anything, but just Tipu Sultan, Tipu Sultan, Tipu Sultan.... now they are even talking about celebrating Bahmani Samrajya (Bahmani Sultanate)... I don’t know what has happened to them. They don’t see anything else,” Shah said as he attacked Congress leaders from the area.

Wooing the voters, the BJP president on Monday also vowed to get Mahadayi river water to drought-prone districts of Karnataka if his party wins the state assembly election, due in April-may.