New Delhi: As the row over a wad of currency notes recovered from the bench of Congress MP Abhishek Manu Singhvi rages on, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Sudhanshu Trivedi came down heavily on the grand old party.
Hitting out at the Congress leaders, the BJP MP said that they (Congress leaders) have so much money that they don’t even bother to take account of the money which is left (on the bench in Parliament). “Since no leader came to collect the money, it raises doubts on many sources of the money that people know whose money it is but they don’t come to collect it. This incident should be investigated,” Trivedi was quoted by ANI as saying.
The BJP MP also accused the Congress of avoiding accountability. He pointed out that the Congress is refusing to give an account of the case recovered from Parliament.
This incident should be investigated: Manoj Tiwari
Launching a scathing attack on Congress, Manoj Tiwari, the BJP MP from North East Delhi, said that the matter needs to be probed. He added that the Vice President of India has ordered an inquiry into the matter. “I am surprised as to where the bundle of notes are being recovered from Congress leaders… this incident should be investigated.”
Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar orders probe
During a routine anti-sabotage check, a wad of cash was recovered on Singhvi’s seat, Rajya Sabha Chairperson Jagdeep Dhankhar stated. The cash was discovered under seat number 222, which is currently allotted to the Congress leader representing Telangana. Dhankhar informed the House that an investigation is ongoing.
In response, Singhvi said that he was quite suprised to hear about it. “I reached the inside of the House yesterday at 12.57 pm. The House rose at 1 pm. From 1 to 1:30 pm, I sat with Ayodhya Prasad in the canteen and had lunch. At 1:30 pm, I left Parliament. So my total stay in the House yesterday was 3 minutes and my stay in the canteen was 30 minutes.” He said he found it strange that there is politics even on such issues. Singhvi said there must be a probe as to how people can come and put anything anywhere in any seat.
