PM Modi on IT cases agianst Gandhis
A day after the Supreme Court ordered that IT cases against Sonia and Rahul Gandhi be reopened, Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a jibe at the Congress party and said that his government had scored a win, thanks to the courage of a "chaiwala".
Addressing an election rally in Sumerpur in Pali district, the prime minister said it was the "victory of the honest", as he alleged that the Gandhi family had been enjoying privileges for four generations.
"Now I will see how you escape... Look at the courage of a 'chaiwala' who took those running country for four generations to the court's door," Modi said.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday had allowed the Income Tax Department to reopen the tax assessment of Congress President Rahul Gandhi and his mother Sonia Gandhi for 2011-12 in connection with the National Herald case.
Modi also referred to the extradition of Christian Michel James, the alleged middleman in the politically-sensitive Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland chopper deal from the UPA era and said, "The government has brought the middleman involved in a helicopter scam from Dubai. He served politicians and will now disclose secrets.”
"Let's see how far this goes," he said.
The Congress, he asserted, had lost the election and was now contemplating who to hold responsible for its defeat.
"The Congress' 'gaaje-baaje' company thought the BJP was finished in Rajasthan. Now they are saying they are losing due to infighting and rebel candidates," he declared.
Making a final push for his party, he said people were clearly in favour of the BJP in the desert state and it would once again form government.
"The public has decided. Now it is our job to win every booth in Rajasthan. Our mantra should be 'mera polling booth, sabse mazboot'," he said.
Rajasthan will go to polls on December 7 and the counting of votes will take place on December 11.
