The Congress on Friday stepped up pressure for the dismissal of Maharashtra minister Eknath Khadse by asking Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take “decisive action” against him to prove his claim of “z
The Congress on Friday stepped up pressure for the dismissal of Maharashtra minister Eknath Khadse by asking Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take “decisive action” against him to prove his claim of “zero tolerance to corruption”.
“Take action against Khadse, dismiss him forthwith from his ministry, register a case against him for misuse of office and take decisive action,” party’s chief spokesman Randeep Surjewala told reporters.
Mr Khadse is in a spot over the purchase of 3-acre Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation land in Bhosari, allegedly at a low price of around '3.75 crore, from its original owner in the name of his wife and son-in-law. The market value of the land is reportedly '40 crore.
Mr Surjewala attacked Mr Modi for maintaining a “deafening silence” in the last 24 months on the issue of action against corruption where BJP leaders or the party’s governments are involved.
This, he said, was evident from the Prime Minister “not punishing” Lalit Modi to permitting Vijay Mallya to escape the clutches of law, from Vyapam scam of Madhya Pradesh to PDS scam of Chhattisgarh, from GSPC scam of Gujarat to mining scam of Rajasthan.
“People of Maharashtra and India demand that the Prime Minister breaks his studied silence and takes decisive action on all these issues including Khadse,” he added.
He said that the PM has repeatedly made the “jumla” promise of “na khaoonga, na khane doonga”.
“Modiji repeatedly speaks about zero tolerance for corruption but in the last 24 months we have seen Modiji has taken no action against corruption where BJP Leaders or their own governments are involved right from not punishing Chhote Modi i.e. Lalit Modi to permitting Vijay Mallya to escape the clutches of law, from ‘Lalit Gate’ to mining scam of Rajasthan, from Vyapam scam of Madhya Pradesh to PDS scam of Chhattisgarh, from GSPC scam of Gujarat to giving land for a song to associates of daughter of the chief minister of Gujarat, to contract and ‘Chikki’ scam in Maharashtra, to many other scams, Modiji has chosen not to speak, keep absolutely mum on the issues and that is why many people call him now ‘Maun Modi’.,” he said.
