Bengaluru: Congress on Tuesday demanded Prime Minister Narendra Modi to answer the queries on duping 30 banks of Rs 22,606 crore by Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi and cheating common people of Rs 5,000 crore through Ponzi scheme.
“Prime Minister Narendra Modi has no moral right to talk about corruption if he fails to answer queries on the scams involving thousands of crores of rupees. It is the story of Loot and Escape,’’ All-India Congress Committee (AICC) in-charge of communications Randeep Singh Surjewala told reporters here.
Surjewala alleged that under the Modi government entire banking sector’s Risk Management System, Fraud Detection System and Regulatory Mechanism have been compromised. “Flout, Fleece and Fly” are the operandi under Modi government. A culture of colossal corruption and cronyism flourish under BJP’s watch, he said.
The Congress leader has also said that prior knowledge of Prime Minister’s Office(PMO), Enforcement Directorate, Ministry of Corporate Affairs as also BJP governments of Maharashtra and Gujarat of the ongoing scam by Modi and Choksi has been established. Detailed complaints were filed to the above authorities, but so far, they have been met with complete inaction bordering upon complicity, Surjewala said.
