Interestingly, the statement said the IT department's action has taken place on the eve of Gadkari's “re-election as BJP President for a second term”. The party issued a corrected version later when journalists drew its attention to this line.
The new version spoke of the action taking place on the eve of election of BJP President. Some maintained that the first version was not put inadvertently.
Gadkari said IT department's act “smacks of the ruling UPA's nefarious designs to create confusion in the BJP ranks”.
He warned the UPA government against indulging in political vendetta against its opponents and said that such cheap gimmicks will not deviate him from fulfilling his commitment to serving the nation.
Sources close to Gadkari said his nomination form and the list of proposers is in order and he will file his papers tomorrow at the BJP headquarters.
Meanwhile, Purti Power and Sugar Limited also issued a statement saying the companies on which the Income Tax Department has conduced the “surveys” are not part of the Purti Group and have only invested in it. “Purti Group has nothing to do with the actions of IT department,” Sudhir Dive, Managing Director of PPSL said.
