"Chanda do', dhandha lo": Randeep Surjewala slams BJP over electoral bonds
Apr 16, 2024
Dimapur (Nagaland) [India], April 16 : Congress MP and general secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the electoral bonds and said that electoral bonds have to be investigated by the next government through the agency of a Supreme Court judge.
"Prime Minister Modi's comment on electoral bonds shows that electoral bonds were organised corruption and loot of people's resources. It was 'chanda do', dhandha lo'...This would have to be investigated by the next government through the agency of a Supreme Court judge," he lashed out.
He further stated that the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in the country are the people power of Congress versus the money power and muscle power of BJP.
"It's the people's power of the Congress vs muscle power and money power of the BJP & NDPP. I assure you every time the money power which is attacking India's Constitution and our cultural ethos has stood against people's power, people's power has won in India and also internationally in every other country. I am 100% certain that now that a new name has been given to him (S Supongmeren Jamir) 'Mr Superman Jamir' will keep the Congress flag flying with the blessings of the people of Nagaland and Congress will emerge victorious," he added.
In an interview with ANI, PM Modi said the electoral bonds scheme was aimed at curbing black money in elections and said the opposition wants to run away after making allegations.
He said of the 16 companies that gave donations when action was taken by probe agencies, only 37 per cent of the amount went to the BJP and 63 per cent to opposition parties opposed to the BJP.
"This is the success story of electoral bonds, there were electoral bonds, so you are getting a trail which company gave, how it gave, and where it gave. Whether what happened in the process was good or bad can be an issue of debate....I never say that there is no shortcoming in decision-making. We learn after discussing and improving. There is a lot of scope for improvement in this as well. But today we have completely pushed the country towards black money, hence, I say everyone will regret it. When they think honestly, everyone will regret it," PM Modi said.
