PNB fraud Day 8: Opposition mounts pressure on PM Modi to break silence

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  • New Delhi
  • February 22, 2018
  • UPDATED 20:48 IST

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Rahul Gandhi has also been launching attacks on PM Modi on the PNB fraud.
  • BJP MP Shatrughan Sinha has been launching attacks on Modi too on various issues.
  • Arvind Kejriwal blamed both Congress and BJP for the PNB scam.
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Nirav Modi.

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Rahul Gandhi has also been launching attacks on PM Modi on the PNB fraud.
  • BJP MP Shatrughan Sinha has been launching attacks on Modi too on various issues.
  • Arvind Kejriwal blamed both Congress and BJP for the PNB scam.
The Opposition is mounting immense pressure on Prime Minister Narendra Modi to break his silence on the Rs 11,400-crore PNB fraud committed by diamond trader Nirav Modi. The Congress and Aam Aadmi Party have taken a lead in launching frontal attack on PM Modi to explain to the n

The Opposition is mounting immense pressure on Prime Minister Narendra Modi to break his silence on the Rs 11,400-crore PNB fraud committed by diamond trader Nirav Modi.

The Congress and Aam Aadmi Party have taken a lead in launching frontal attack on PM Modi to explain to the nation about the multi-crore fraud.

CONGRESS

Hashtagged Maun Modi, the Congress in a tweet said, Today marks the 8th day since the #ChhotaModi Scam broke. PM Modi is still mum and avoiding legitimate questions. Does he think that his silence will make the people of India forget about the country's biggest bank loot?

Congress president Rahul Gandhi has also been personally launching frontal attack on Prime Minister Modi on the PNB fraud.

Yesterday, he posted a tweet attacking Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Punjab National Bank fraud involving diamond trader Nirav Modi.

Rahul Gandhi linked the fraud to the PM's forthcoming monthly radio programme 'Mann Ki Baat'.

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He said, "Modi Ji, last month you ignored my suggestions for your Mann Ki Baat monologue. Why ask for ideas when in your heart you know what every Indian wants to hear you speak about? 1. Nirav Modi's 22,000 Cr. Loot & Scoot. 2. The 58,000 Cr. RAFALE scam. I look forward to your sermon."

ARVIND KEJRIWAL

Though Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal did not personally name the prime minister, he did retweet a post asking Narendra Modi to break his silence on the PNB fraud.

He also retweeted a post demanding that the Prime Minister should speak on the PNB fraud in his next monthly radio programme 'Mann Ki Baat'.

Commenting on the fraud, Kejriwal blamed the BJP. He said, Is it possible to believe that either Nirav Modi or Vijay Mallya left the country without active connivance of the BJP government?

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The Delhi CM has asked the Modi government to give specific timelines specifying when they would bring Vijay Mallya and Nirav Modi back to India. He has also sought to know the time when the money would be recovered from them the two.

Kejriwal also used the opportunity to attack both rivals the BJP and the Congress. He alleged that the PNB scam started in 2011 and was continuing till date. BJP and Congress are levelling allegations on each other, he said.

Kejriwal further said, The truth is that the scams of the Congress era are still happening. Earlier Congress was earning from those scams and now the BJP is profiteering from the same scams. This is the reason why BJP has not sent any Congress leader to jail in any scam.

SHATRUGHAN SINHA

The BJP is facing heat not just from the Opposition but also from its own members.

Rebel BJP MP Shatrughan Sinha has been launching personal attack on Prime Minister Modi on several issues, including the PNB fraud.

In a tweet he said, A nationalised bank scam of unparalleled magnitude... and a conspicuous lack of response from the top people of Govt! Bade miyaan to bade miyaan, chote miyaan subhan-Allah. Neither the Chowkidaaar-e-watan nor even the Ministry of Finance has provided any response or explanation.

The Opposition is mounting pressure hoping that PM Modi would speak up on the PNB fraud in the near future.

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