Rahul Gandhi attacks PM Modi on Vyapam, Lalitgate

“I want to ask him why is he allowing corruption in Rajasthan, when is he bringing back Lalit Modi and why is he allowing Chouhan to indulge in corruption…why is he backing the leaders in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh?”

“We all remember Prime Minister’s words when he said “Na khaunga aur na khaane dunga””. Why are you letting your ministers indulge in corruption.

Shivraj Singh Chouhan is under fire over the multi-crore scam in his state and at least 49 people have died in the scam in the last few years.

Jaipur, July 8 (IANS): In a new expose, a media report on Wednesday said that the Rajasthan State Sports Council, a state government body, had forwarded the name of controversial ex- IPL commissioner Lalit Modi for a Padma award during Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje’s previous tenure in office.

Rahul also targetted Modi on the ex- Indian Premier League chief Lalit Modi row in which senior Bharatiya Janata Party ministers are embroiled.

The Congress has been demanding the resignations of Ms Swaraj and Ms Raje for helping Lalit Modi, HRD minister Irani for misrepresenting facts about her educational qualifications and Maharashtra minister Pankaja Munde for her alleged involvement in a “scam” by clearing purchases worth ‘206 crore on a single day without inviting tenders in violation of the norms. “Rahul Gandhi is only trying to register his presence through such statements”, said BJP spokesperson Nalin Kohli.

Raje had reportedly forwarded Lalit Modi’s name to the state’s sports council citing grounds of his vast business empire and his contributions in development of cricket in the state. He has been away.

His jibe invited a sharp retort from the BJP which reminded him of his “silence” over scams exposed during the UPA dispensation and said unlike the Congress, its government had gone for a CBI probe.