Team News Riveting
Kolkata, March 27
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said he was working to ensure that nearly Rs 3,000 crore “looted” from poor people in West Bengal and attached by the Enforcement Directorate was returned to them.
The assurance was given by Narendra Modi during a telephonic conversation with Amrita Roy, a member of erstwhile royalty and BJP candidate against TMC’s Mahua Moitra in Krishnanagar Lok Sabha constituency. He claimed that power and not country is the priority of opposition parties.
“PM Modi told ‘Rajmata’ Amrita Roy that he is exploring legal options to ensure that the money looted from the poor goes back to them through whatever assets and money the ED has attached from the corrupt,” a BJP leader said. According to the details of the conversation shared by the party, the prime minister put the amount of money, which was paid by people in the state as bribe for getting jobs, at Rs 3,000 crore.
He told her to inform people about his stand and asserted that soon after coming back to power he will find a way, including making legal provisions if needed, to do so.
Modi also took a swipe at the Congress for its support to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal following his arrest by the ED in a corruption case, saying those who made complaint against the AAP have now changed tack to help it. He, though, did not name anyone. “This shows that their priority is not country but power,” he said, asserting that the BJP-led alliance is fighting for a corruption-free country for the bright future of the youth while all the corrupt have come together on the other side to save each other.
With Roy tracing her lineage to 18th century local king Krishnachandra Roy, Modi hit back at those who have targeted the erstwhile royalty for its alleged support to the British after the BJP named her its candidate.
The BJP candidate told the Prime Minister that her family is being called traitors and noted that Krishnachandra Roy worked for people and joined hands with other kings to save “Sanatan Dharma”.
Modi asked her to not take any pressure, saying that they (TMC) practice vote bank politics and will make all kinds of wild allegations. They do so to hide their sins, he said. On the one hand they seek evidence of Lord Ram’s existence while on the other they cite incidents dating back to two and three centuries to defame others, he said.
“This is their double standards,” Modi said, praising the king’s legacy of social reforms and development and asking her to carry forward his legacy. Expressing confidence of her win, he asked Roy to be ready with the agenda for the first 100 days for her constituency.
The BJP had won 18 of the 42 Lok Sabha seats in the state in 2019. The party is confident to boost its tally this time round.
