Rahul Gandhi attacks PM over Azad's suspension, wants probe into DDCA
Rahul Gandhi today pilloried Prime Minister Narendra Modi over suspension of BJP MP Kirti Azad who has been leading a campaign against Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on alleged corruption in Delhi cricket body, reminding him of his "na khaoonga na khaney doonga" poll slogan.
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"Duringelection campaign, Modi spoke about scams and said he would not allowcorruption. But now scams are taking place and the latest is the cricket scam,and the MP who raised it has been suspended (from the BJP)," the Congressvice president Rahul Gandhi told reporters on his way back to Delhi after atwo-day visit to Amethi.
Tearinginto the Prime Minister's promise to root out corruption, the Congress leadersaid, "Modi used to say 'na khaoonga, na khaney doonga' (will not engagein corruption myself, nor will allow others). But today he is silent. Peoplehave started losing faith."
Rahulsaid Modi should take action and conduct inquiry into affairs of Delhi andDistrict Cricket Association(DDCA) of which Jaitley was the president for 13years till 2013.
Hisremarks came a day after BJP cracked the whip and suspended cricketer-turned-MPAzad, charging him with indulging in anti-party activities and accusing him of"colluding" with Congress and AAP to bring it to"disrepute".
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