‘PM Modi trying to defend biggest corruption scandal’
Kozhikode, India - Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the electoral bond scheme and said that the PM is trying to defend the biggest corruption scandal.
Addressing public at a roadshow in Kozhikode, Rahul Gandhi said: “I don’t know if you saw his interview with ANI yesterday. I don’t know if you saw his face, his eyes, he was trying to defend the biggest corruption scandal on the planet through which BJP has got thousands of crores of rupees by extorting them from India’s businessmen.”
In an interview with ANI, Modi said the electoral bonds scheme was aimed at curbing black money in elections and said the opposition wants to run away after making allegations.
The Supreme Court in February this year struck down the electoral bond scheme and said it was unconstitutional.
Rahul Gandhi further mentioned that the prime minister’s goal is to distract people from real issues.
“That is why sometimes you will see him doing puja underneath the sea, sometimes he tells the people of India we will bring the Olympics to India. Another time he will say we are going to send one man to the Moon. He never talks about unemployment or price rise. He protects the richest people in the country and forgives their bank loans,” he said.
He also alleged that Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and BJP are keen on changing the Constitution.
“The RSS and the BJP are trying to destroy India’s Constitution and change India’s Constitution. The Congress party and the INDIA alliance are trying to save the Constitution,” he said.