Mumbai: Hours after Bahujan Vikas Aghadi (BVA) members claimed that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Vinod Tawde reached a hotel in Mumbai and allegedly distributed money, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi took a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and asked ‘who looted the money and sent in tempo.
Sharing a Congress video of the alleged incident, he wrote, “From where did these 5 crores come? Who looted the public’s money and sent it to you in the tempo?” His response came after the Congress shared a video alleging that Tawde was distributing money in the hotel room.
Case registered against Tawade
Later in the day, the police registered a case against Tawde and party candidate Rajan Naik in connection with the case Naik is contesting from the Nallasopara seat. Pointing out that the action will be taken against whatever happened in the case, the further further said that even the press conference that was held in the hotel was also illegal.
मोदी जी, यह 5 करोड़ किसके SAFE से निकला है? जनता का पैसा लूटकर आपको किसने Tempo में भेजा? https://t.co/Dl1CzndVvl
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) November 19, 2024
Baseless allegations: BJP
Calling the allegations baseless, BJP leader Sudhanshu Trivedi said as per the agency, “Vinod Tawde is our national secretary and is looking after several functions of the party. The candidate of the constituency asked him to attend the meeting. He was passing nearby, so he agreed. Such meetings are done to instruct the party workers regarding the polling process.”
“ We insist that the CCTV of the hotel and the nearby areas be checked… Rs. 5 crores cannot be brought in a pocket. It would be visible if someone were carrying it. They should show proof and not make baseless allegations,” he added further as per the agency.
