BJP, Congress slam each other over Yes Bank crisis
A ruling war broke out between the BJP and the Congress on Sunday over the Yes Bank crisis, while it sought to link it with the Gandhi family, while the opposition wondered whether the Prime Minister and the Finance Minister were in the form of a bank loan ” Tangled “? The book grew manifold.
Posting a news channel report on Twitter that Rana Kapoor, the founder of the arrested Yes Bank, had bought a painting from Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, BJP’s information and technology wing in-charge Amit Malviya, alleging that India In every financial crime deep connection with Gandhian ”.
Congress termed this charge as fake.
It said that Priyanka Gandhi Vadra had sold her father Rajiv Gandhi’s painting of MF Hussain for Rs 2 crore, and the entire amount was disclosed in his 2010 income tax return.
Malviya tweeted, “Every financial crime in India has a deep connection to Gandhism. Mallya used to send flight upgrade tickets for Sonia Gandhi. Had access to MMS (Manmohan Singh) and PC (P Chidambaram). Is absconding. Rahul Nirav Modi inaugurated. Bridal Jewelery Collection, he defaulted. Rana bought Priyanka Vadra’s painting. ”
Rejecting the allegation, Congress spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi said it was a “reversal” by the government.
He said that the bank’s loan book grew from Rs 55,633 crore in March 2014, the year in which Narendra Modi became Prime Minister, Rs 2,41,499 crore in March 2019.
“After the demonetisation in March 2016 i.e. from Rs 98,210 crore in two years, why did the loan book increase by 100 per cent from Rs 2,03,534 in March 2018? Was PM and FM sleeping, ignorant or confused?” He asked
Singhvi said that the entire amount was received by Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and was fully disclosed in the income tax return.
Kapoor, 62, was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in Mumbai following allegations of alleged financial irregularities and mismanagement in the bank’s operations and the RBI and the central government initiated action to control its affairs.
