From whose safe was the Rs 5 cr taken out? Rahul's question to PM after the cash scandal
Rahul Gandhi News / From whose safe was the Rs 5 cr taken out? Rahul's question to PM after the cash scandal
Rahul Gandhi News - From whose safe was the Rs 5 cr taken out? Rahul's question to PM after the cash scandal
Rahul Gandhi News: A big controversy has erupted just a day before voting for the assembly elections in Maharashtra. BJP national general secretary Vinod Tawde has been accused of distributing money at a hotel in Nalasopara. The Bahujan Vikas Aghadi has claimed that Rs 9 lakh in cash has been recovered from the hotel. The matter has heated up the political atmosphere just before the elections.Rahul Gandhi's attackCongress leader Rahul Gandhi put the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the dock on this issue. He shared a video on the social media platform 'X', in which Vinod Tawde is seen in the hotel and people around are creating a ruckus. Rahul wrote,"Modi ji, from whose safe has this Rs 5 crore been taken out? Who sent you in a tempo after looting the public's money?"In the video, Vinod Tawde is allegedly seen with cash. Rahul Gandhi called it proof of the use of "money power" in the elections.Allegations of Congress and oppositionCongress and Bahujan Vikas Aghadi alleged that Vinod Tawde had arrived at the hotel with money in a bag and was distributing money to people there. Congress said that this move is part of a conspiracy to influence the elections. The party demanded immediate cognizance and action from the Election Commission.Mallikarjun Kharge also attacked Prime Minister Modi and BJP on this incident and said,"BJP wants to control Maharashtra with money power and muscle power. This is against the ideology of the state. The public will answer this injustice in the voting."BJP's clarificationBJP rejected these allegations and called it a conspiracy hatched by the opponents. Party's national spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi said that Vinod Tawde had gone to the hotel to attend a meeting. He said,"This is a political conspiracy. The opponents are nervous about their possible defeat and are trying to spoil the atmosphere."BJP demanded an investigation into the CCTV footage of the incident and said that if there is any truth, everything will come out.Electoral effects of the cash scandalThis incident has come to light just before the elections in Maharashtra, which has created a stir among voters and political parties.Opportunity for opponents: Congress and other opposition parties have presented it as evidence of BJP's "money power" politics.Role of Election Commission: This incident has increased the pressure on the Election Commission to ensure fairness.Reaction of voters: It will be interesting to see how this controversy affects the voters.Way forwardThe cash scandal has made the Maharashtra elections even more interesting. On one hand, Congress and other opposition parties are attacking BJP by making it an issue, while on the other hand, BJP is dismissing it as a "conspiracy". How much this matter changes the election atmosphere will be clear only from the voting results.