He said when the Prime Minister is asked about such letters, “he expresses surprise over them and says he will look into the matter. This is how he reacts and responds.” The BJP has hit out at Shinde for the way he is taking up the issue of criminal law where only public prosecutor and judge can take a final call on withdrawing cases and said the Home Minister is “ill-advised” on the matter as he has no right to withdraw such cases.
The BJP Prime Ministerial candidate made a veiled reference to the removal of Jayanti Natarjan from Environment Ministry, saying for the first time he had heard of “Jayanti tax” apparently referring to swirling allegations during her tenure.
“There was a storm over the Environment Ministry and all files were blocked. No file was moving without money. We had heard of income, sales and excise taxes but for the first time, we heard about a Jayanti tax in Delhi without which nothing was moving.
“Till the time that was not paid, files could not be moved in the Environment Ministry. I have never experienced it myself as I never need it but we are shocked on this. What kind of systems have they developed,” he said.
