Congress accuses BJP of 'thousands of crores' of corruption


New Delhi, Jun 28 (IANS): The Congress on Tuesday accused the BJP government of indulging in "massive corruption of thousands of crores by exempting some foreign companies, including four Chinese firms, from paying anti-dumping duty on soda ash".

The party also demanded that a Supreme Court-monitored investigation, under a sitting judge, should be carried out in this regard.

"A corruption scandal worth thousands of crores has been orchestrated by the BJP by doing away the 'anti-dumping duty' on soda ash and ceramic industry from few companies," said Congress spokesperson Shaktisinh Gohil.

"This act of the BJP will sound the death knell for the industry which employs lakhs of people in the soda ash industry who will lose their jobs," he added.

Gohil also said that the Congress government on June 3, 2012, had imposed anti-dumping duty on soda ash and ceramic industry on foreign companies in order the save the domestic industry.

"BJP government removed the anti-dumping duty levied on at least four Chinese Companies, to the disadvantage of local manufacturers."

"Gujarat tops in the production of soda ash. The state will lose most on removal of anti-dumping duty. The high court rejected the BJP government's mid-term review seeking to remove the duty," said Gohil.

He said though the anti-dumping notification is ending on July 3, 2017, the BJP government doesn't want to extend the period, "thus helping importers and middlemen".

"If soda ash is allowed to be dumped from China, Pakistan and the US, the domestic industries would be ruined," he added.

The maximum production of soda ash takes place in Gujarat, providing jobs to the state's workers, he said. "Without anti-dumping duty, these workers would be unemployed. Ceramic manufacture is a local industry in Gujarat. China is deliberately dumping its soda ash to destroy our industry."

The four Chinese companies include Newzhongyuan Ceramics Import & Export Company, Foshan Henry Trading Company, Foshan Warsetter Trading Company, Hong Kong, and Foshan Newpearl Trading Company.

"Massive corruption has taken place in exempting four Chinese companies from paying anti-dumping duty," he added.

"We demand that anti-dumping duty on soda ash and ceramic industry should be increased and these foreign companies should be again included," said Gohil.

  

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  • ABD, LOS ANGELES

    Wed, Jun 28 2017

    LOOK WHO IS ACCUSING....LOL

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  • readerwriter007, pune

    Wed, Jun 28 2017

    there is a say in Kannada... kaiyyallagadava mei parchkonda... it's like that. They had the luxury for 2 decades to enjoy the tenures and make all the scams and unlimited lootmaar... now they are on the other side sitting and seeing some one else running the country and whole world applauding the leader... office bearers are giving their best... whole nation joining hands seeing the tremendous turn around of the company... now something has to be done to stop all these right... so al the effort put by congress and so called Mahaghatbandan... "intolerance"... "cow slaughtering issue" ... "farmers suicides"... now they got this idea... blame some scandal... I am sure Modi would have taken 100 % precaution on this. he is smart enough to know opposition and not to fall in to any such traps... any ways... accuse will happen. but I am sure they will never be able to prove it. As Kejriwal went hidden after he accused Jetliji and then fired back with Jetliji suing him back.... that's how this will also go silent in few days.

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  • Ahmed, Mangalore/ UAE

    Wed, Jun 28 2017

    They have no moral right to talk against corruption

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  • vincent rodrigues, bangaluru/Katapadi

    Wed, Jun 28 2017

    Modi says zero corruption.This allegation need to be proved by Congress

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  • mahesh, Mangalore

    Wed, Jun 28 2017

    yeah, needs to be proved..that is where the problem lies.

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  • Flavian dsouza, chik/bengaluru

    Wed, Jun 28 2017

    This is not corruption !!!Finanace and industry minsitry will say we had shortage of soda ash and we would have faced crisis in the country hence we did this its all in the interest of the nation...ceramics means Anant kumar ministry

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  • MN, Mangalore

    Wed, Jun 28 2017

    Opposition are the watchdogs of any democratic system. However the role of opposition to be delivered sagaciously so that they wont lose their credibility.

    Like every political party BJP is also infested with hungry Netas. The PM who came to power with the slogan "Na khaunga Na Khane dunga" cannot be all time dictator holding hands of erring Netas all time.
    The central high command at BJP is well aware of the fact that they will lose the "Triumph card" if they go earlier government way". For BJP, Its like protecting her chastity ! Time only will tell which way the party is heading and the truth cant be masked forever.

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  • Real bjp, Mangalore

    Wed, Jun 28 2017

    First of all modi roaming the world whose money it is?? Tax payers...

    Second thing demonetization was BJPee's biggest scandal.

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  • mahesh, Mangalore

    Wed, Jun 28 2017

    and how sir is demonetisation a corruption?
    care to explain?
    we dont want kejriwals here to do the spit and run method.

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  • JR, MANGALORE

    Wed, Jun 28 2017

    THERE IS A SAYING "THE PERSON SUFFERING FROM JAUNDICE SEE EVERYTHING YELLOW" SUITS HERE. CONGRESS BEING BUNCH OF SCAMS SEE EVERYBODY ONLY IN THAT ANGLE.
    CONGRESS WAS EXPOSED BY THE CONCERNED DEPARTMENTS WHEN IT WAS RULING.
    LET THE CONGRESS COME OUT VERY CLEAR WITH ALL THE CONCERNED INSTEAD OF GENERAL STATEMENTS.

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  • Surendra Poojari, Mangalore

    Wed, Jun 28 2017

    Why BJP government at centre not taking any action against the corrupt congress???Why no action against Robert Vadra? Something is fishy. Congress and BJP they go in hand in hand when it comes to corruption. You protect me and I protect you attitude. Ultimately people are fools here.

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  • Stan, Udupi/Dubai

    Wed, Jun 28 2017

    What to catch when there is no case at all.

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  • The Guru, Mangalore

    Wed, Jun 28 2017

    Surendra Poojari, Mangalore

    Guess you forgot Sonia and Rahul ji are out on Bail, Jeejaji will go to Jail as per Dingra commission report...

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  • Sheikh, Karkala

    Wed, Jun 28 2017

    Politics is such an industry where even if you want to keep yourself clean, it makes to soak your hands into dirty (corruption) water. In politics you can't find anybody satya harishchndra . wait & watch you will see many more such things out in near future.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Wed, Jun 28 2017

    The pot calling the kettle black ...

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  • Anand Kumar, Mangalore

    Wed, Jun 28 2017

    This kettle is much blacker than the pot. Time will tell.

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  • KRPrabhu, Mangalore /Bangalore

    Wed, Jun 28 2017

    Congress accusation is like the saying ..." a cat eating hundred rats went to become sanyasi..."

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  • A.B, Mangalore

    Wed, Jun 28 2017

    Dear KRPrabhu
    you mean to say BJP Also chor party......!!!???

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  • Surendra Poojari, Mangalore

    Wed, Jun 28 2017

    Yes and we should not question BJP's corruption.

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