Guwahati: The BJP in Assam is holding an emergency meeting on Saturday to discuss the claim aired by a party MP of ministers demanding kickbacks for contracts.
The MP in question, Ram Prasad Sarmah, a BJP veteran, made his allegation is an interview aired by a local news channel two days ago. NDTV was not able to reach him for comment today. Some local media reports quote him as saying that his comments were distorted.
In the interview, he is heard saying that while a range of ministers take commissions, Ranjit Dutta, who handles Irrigation, demands a fixed 10% "commission." Mr Dutta has said the charges are incorrect. Earlier this year, a top bureaucrat in his ministry was arrested while accepting a bribe in his office.
The Irrigation Minister told the Indian Express that the MP has a record of making wild and baseless allegations including against the Chief Minister.
The MP in question, Ram Prasad Sarmah, a BJP veteran, made his allegation is an interview aired by a local news channel two days ago. NDTV was not able to reach him for comment today. Some local media reports quote him as saying that his comments were distorted.
In the interview, he is heard saying that while a range of ministers take commissions, Ranjit Dutta, who handles Irrigation, demands a fixed 10% "commission." Mr Dutta has said the charges are incorrect. Earlier this year, a top bureaucrat in his ministry was arrested while accepting a bribe in his office.
The Irrigation Minister told the Indian Express that the MP has a record of making wild and baseless allegations including against the Chief Minister.
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