New Delhi, Mar 21:
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and former presidents Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi on March 21 in a news conference trained their guns on the ruling BJP over the “freezing” of the party’s bank accounts. Addressing a press conference, the Congress President said that it was a “dangerous game” and demanded a “level playing field.”
Former party chief Sonia Gandhi accused Modi of carrying out “a systematic effort to financially cripple the party”.
Questioning why Constitutional authorities have not intervened so far, Rahul Gandhi said the assertion is that India is a democracy is a “lie”.
Rahul Gandhi
We can do no campaign work because all our bank accounts are frozen, said former Congress president Rahul Gandhi.
“It is criminal action against Congress, it is criminal action by PM and home minister,” said Rahul Gandhi on freezing of party’s bank accounts.
“20% of India vote for us and we are not to pay ₹2 for anything. We can’t book slots for advertisement or even buy a rail ticket for our leaders to travel,” said Rahul Gandhi.
This is not freezing of the Congress party’s bank accounts but freezing of democracy, he added.
Sonia Gandhi
In a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over Income Tax (I-T) Department’s action on the Congress party, former party chief Sonia Gandhi accused Mr. Modi of carrying out “a systematic effort to financially cripple the party”.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said that such action points to the absence of a level playing ground. On questioning why constitutional authorities have not intervened so far, former party president Rahul Gandhi said the assertion is that India is a democracy is a “lie”.
