Rahul Gandhi Targets PM Modi Over Cash-for-Vote Scandal, BJP Dismisses Claims as Baseless
Sharply hitting out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday, Rahul Gandhi - a veteran Congress leader- reacted to the reported Maharashtra cash-for-vote scandal. While talking about the controversy, Gandhi asked for the source of the alleged ₹5 crores and labeled BJP as those who loot public funds. "Modiji, from whose safe did these ₹5 crores come? Who looted the public's money and sent you in the tempo?" Gandhi posted on X, formerly Twitter.
Rahul Hits Modi on ₹5 Cr Row, BJP Rejects Claims
His comments came after Bahujan Vikas Aghadi (BVA) leader Hitendra Thakur accused BJP National Secretary Vinod Tawde of visiting a Virar hotel where he delivered ₹5 crore to a BJP candidate. The charges have set off a political storm as Rahul Gandhi referred to a past jibe by PM Modi when the latter said Congress had ridden "tempo-loads of money" from crony capitalism. Challenging this, Gandhi remarked that Modi's comments could be due to personal experience.
The BJP has accused the opposition of orchestrating a smear campaign ahead of the elections, calling the allegations a desperate tactic by the MVA alliance. The Election Commission has been alerted, and an investigation into the matter is expected, intensifying the charged political atmosphere in Maharashtra.