New Delhi: Arvind Kejriwal has alleged that while Prime Minister Narendra Modi professes to have declared war on tax evasion and corruption, documents seized in a tax raid implicate Mr Modi for taking a bribe of 12 crores while he was Chief Minister of Gujarat. The BJP has rejected the charges.
Mr Kejriwal, who is the Chief Minister of Delhi, is among the opposition leaders who has derided PM Modi's move to abruptly remove high-denomination notes from circulation. He is among a cohort of opposition leaders who want to meet President Pranab Mukherjee tomorrow to complain about the ban announced a week ago on Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes. The shock move has won favour with financial experts who feel it will help vacuum black or untaxed money out of circulation, but the fact that just a few hours' notice was provided for the ban left lakhs of Indians cashless, and since then, banks have been swamped with people desperate to get the Rs 500 and Rs 2,000 notes that have been introduced as replacements.
So it did not take much effort to push through a resolution that calls for the allegations against PM Modi to be investigated by the Supreme Court.
"Hence, it clearly suggested, a payment of Rs 12 crore to the then Gujarat Chief Minister was made," said Mr Kejriwal.
"He will be known as a kayar (cowardly) Chief Minister. He used the privilege of the House to tell lies," said Vijender Gupta of the BJP.
Mr Kejriwal, who is the Chief Minister of Delhi, is among the opposition leaders who has derided PM Modi's move to abruptly remove high-denomination notes from circulation. He is among a cohort of opposition leaders who want to meet President Pranab Mukherjee tomorrow to complain about the ban announced a week ago on Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes. The shock move has won favour with financial experts who feel it will help vacuum black or untaxed money out of circulation, but the fact that just a few hours' notice was provided for the ban left lakhs of Indians cashless, and since then, banks have been swamped with people desperate to get the Rs 500 and Rs 2,000 notes that have been introduced as replacements.
So it did not take much effort to push through a resolution that calls for the allegations against PM Modi to be investigated by the Supreme Court.
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"Hence, it clearly suggested, a payment of Rs 12 crore to the then Gujarat Chief Minister was made," said Mr Kejriwal.
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"He will be known as a kayar (cowardly) Chief Minister. He used the privilege of the House to tell lies," said Vijender Gupta of the BJP.
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