Toppling govts by blatant use of money BJP's new model: Rahul


New Delhi, Mar 20 (PTI): Rahul Gandhi today mounted a sharp attack on the Prime Minister and the BJP in the wake of the Uttarakhand crisis, saying it has exposed the "true face of Modiji's BJP" and declared that the Congress would fight this "demagoguery with democracy".

Targeting the ruling party at the Centre over the issue, he said in a series of tweets, "Toppling elected Govts by indulging in horse trading & blatant misuse of money & muscle, seems to be BJP's new model, after failure in Bihar".

"Congress Party will fight demagoguery with democracy. This attack on our democracy & Constitution, first in Arunachal & now Uttarakhand, is the true face of Modiji's BJP", the Congress Vice President said.

Congress government in Uttarkhand led by Harish Rawat plunged in a crisis two days back with nine party MLAs turning rebels and opposition BJP approaching the Governor staking claim to form the government.

Governor Krishna Kant Paul had yesterday asked Rawat to prove his majority on the floor of the state Assembly by March 28.

The Governor's directive to Rawat came even as BJP, claiming majority with support of nine rebel Congress MLAs in the 70-member Assembly, stepped up efforts to form its government, contending that the Rawat ministry has been reduced to a minority.

While BJP claimed the support of 35 MLAs including the rebel Congress legislators, Rawat said he still enjoys a majority in the Assembly as none of the rebel MLAs have quit the party or the CLP. He also said that five of the rebels were in touch with him.

Assembly Speaker Govind Singh Kunjwal had said the "anti-defection law is in place and whoever is found guilty of violating it will have to be acted against".

"All Congress MLAs voted with the government when the previous bill was passed in the Assembly and nobody had challenged the bill. Even the BJP accepts the voice vote," he said.

Congress had yesterday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah of seeking to destabilise non-BJP governments through lure of money and political power.

"The duo of Modi and Shah are infamous for forcible eviction of elected governments in this country. Elected government are being destabilised by a sinister conspiracy. After Arunachal Pradesh, it is Uttarakhand," Congress chief spokesman Randeep Surjewala Surjewala had said.

  

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  • Ravi B Shenava, Mangaluru

    Sun, Mar 20 2016

    Black marketeers of Food grains, who raised to price of Tur Daal from Rs.70 to Rs.200 per kg, are financing BJP (Baniya Jain Party). Money earned by hoarding and black-marketing of food grains consumed by very poor people itself amounts to Billions of rupees which is used for pulling down the Govts of other parties and also to finance next assembly elections of 4 states. Are these black-marketeers who all belong to upper castes, sucking the blood of poor Indians, are not anti-nationals ???

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  • JJ, mlore

    Sun, Mar 20 2016

    Whichever party in opposition always blames the party in power of using cash to buy MLA's and MP's. Wonder where all the money is coming from. I am sure the amounts will not be less than 5cr and it is not possible to account this kind of money through banks.

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  • MASTHAN, DUB

    Sun, Mar 20 2016

    COMING SOON NEW SCHEME FROM BJP

    EACH AND EVERY CITIZEN SHOULD PAY 15 LAKHS FOR MODI GOVT. OR ELSE U WONT GET ELECTRICITY, RATION CARD AND PASSPORT

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