NEW DELHI: A political struggle broke out on Friday over pages of an alleged diary that purportedly referred to huge payments to BJP leaders by means of B S Yeddyurappa, a rate denied by means of the former Karnataka chief minister and the birthday party while Congress claimed the revelation was once being suppressed by means of the authorities.
The e-newsletter of the loose pages by means of a magazine ended in recent trading of charges over the sheets that have been handed over by means of Karnataka Congress leader D K Shivakumar to the source of revenue tax authorities all over a raid on his place of dwelling. He informed the I-T group the pages got to him and didn't authenticate the photocopies.
Congress accused the government of protecting up the “payoffs” written down within the pages that listed all top BJP leaders, together with PM Narendra Modi, as beneficiaries. The leaders named incorporated Rajnath Singh, Arun Jaitley, Nitin Gadkari, L K Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi and the alleged payoffs have been in masses of crores.
“I-T officers have already probed the problem and found the documents, signatures and handwritten notes forged,” Yeddyurappa mentioned in a observation.
The leader, in line with a Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) observation, informed authorities that he was once not within the dependancy of writing diaries and denied the signatures.
Law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad mentioned Congress was once relying on forgeries given by means of a man making an attempt to protect himself.
The mag file mentioned the I-T division were sitting on these sheets and Jaitley refused permission to investigate the claims.
Interestingly, the pages bore the alleged signature of Yeddyurappa at the side of comments such because the Bellary Reddys allegedly promising to make Yeddyurappa CM. The pages reportedly named several Karnataka MLAs who have been allegedly given cash.
The CBDT issued a observation that a forensic examination required originals that have been not to be had and added that details of the place and custody of the originals weren't known. “The similar loose sheets appear to be of a in doubt nature and got by means of the person who was once being raided for tax violations,” it mentioned.
The CBDT also mentioned Shivakumar informed them he didn't know the period of time of the alleged transactions and was once not ready to vouch for the genuineness of the papers which was once why he didn't register a complaint with the anti-corruption bureau or the state lokayukta.
The file on the papers claimed that an respectable notice recorded that the allegations weren't investigated and allegedly stated that Shivakumar was once being blackmailed to wreck from Congress ahead of the Lok Sabha polls. The Congress leader was once raided in August 2017. The file claimed the handwritten entries have been on pages for dates January 17 and 18 in a 2009 Karnataka legislators’ diary.
Prasad mentioned Congress was once the usage of lies and falsehoods to attack the government. He mentioned when the Central Forensic Science Laboratory asked for original papers to authenticate signatures, they may not be supplied. “Shivakumar mentioned he had no original copies (sic). They don’t have original documents and he handed over a forged paper to save himself,” Prasad mentioned.
Congress demanded an investigation by means of the Lokpal while alleging that the Centre had refused a request for probe by means of the I-T division. Calling it a “smoking gun” on the alleged corruption of the BJP brass, Congress spokesman Randeep Surjewala mentioned, “Prima facie, it is a case for investigating all BJP leaders, proper from the PM downwards. It is a fit case to be investigated by means of the newly appointed Lokpal.”
Surjewala mentioned the payoffs totalled Rs 2,690 crore, of which Rs 1,800 crore was once listed as payments to quite a lot of BJP leaders. “If there is no reality in this diary, why isn’t Narendra Modi ready for an investigation?” Surjewala asked.
The spokesperson quoted the file to say Rs 1,000 crore was once paid to BJP’s “central committee” and other quantities to senior birthday party leaders “who run the government”. “It proves ‘chowkidar chor hai’,” Surjewala mentioned.
BJP disregarded the fees with Prasad pronouncing, “This is a Congress development. Remember the pass judgement on Loya case? An article is carried, a petition filed, the judiciary concerned. Then the Supreme Court dismisses it. This episode is identical. Congress is scared of its imminent defeat within the 2019 elections. Congress, with many top leaders out on bail and suffering many court docket lawsuits, has now resorted to spreading a web of lies and falsehood.”
Reacting to the allegations, BJP president Amit Shah tweeted, "After the entire fake issues have collapsed, the determined are actually relying on forgery. The Congress campaign is in shambles. Now even forgery can’t save them.”
The e-newsletter of the loose pages by means of a magazine ended in recent trading of charges over the sheets that have been handed over by means of Karnataka Congress leader D K Shivakumar to the source of revenue tax authorities all over a raid on his place of dwelling. He informed the I-T group the pages got to him and didn't authenticate the photocopies.
Congress accused the government of protecting up the “payoffs” written down within the pages that listed all top BJP leaders, together with PM Narendra Modi, as beneficiaries. The leaders named incorporated Rajnath Singh, Arun Jaitley, Nitin Gadkari, L K Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi and the alleged payoffs have been in masses of crores.
“I-T officers have already probed the problem and found the documents, signatures and handwritten notes forged,” Yeddyurappa mentioned in a observation.
The leader, in line with a Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) observation, informed authorities that he was once not within the dependancy of writing diaries and denied the signatures.
Law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad mentioned Congress was once relying on forgeries given by means of a man making an attempt to protect himself.
The mag file mentioned the I-T division were sitting on these sheets and Jaitley refused permission to investigate the claims.
Interestingly, the pages bore the alleged signature of Yeddyurappa at the side of comments such because the Bellary Reddys allegedly promising to make Yeddyurappa CM. The pages reportedly named several Karnataka MLAs who have been allegedly given cash.
The CBDT issued a observation that a forensic examination required originals that have been not to be had and added that details of the place and custody of the originals weren't known. “The similar loose sheets appear to be of a in doubt nature and got by means of the person who was once being raided for tax violations,” it mentioned.
The CBDT also mentioned Shivakumar informed them he didn't know the period of time of the alleged transactions and was once not ready to vouch for the genuineness of the papers which was once why he didn't register a complaint with the anti-corruption bureau or the state lokayukta.
The file on the papers claimed that an respectable notice recorded that the allegations weren't investigated and allegedly stated that Shivakumar was once being blackmailed to wreck from Congress ahead of the Lok Sabha polls. The Congress leader was once raided in August 2017. The file claimed the handwritten entries have been on pages for dates January 17 and 18 in a 2009 Karnataka legislators’ diary.
Prasad mentioned Congress was once the usage of lies and falsehoods to attack the government. He mentioned when the Central Forensic Science Laboratory asked for original papers to authenticate signatures, they may not be supplied. “Shivakumar mentioned he had no original copies (sic). They don’t have original documents and he handed over a forged paper to save himself,” Prasad mentioned.
Congress demanded an investigation by means of the Lokpal while alleging that the Centre had refused a request for probe by means of the I-T division. Calling it a “smoking gun” on the alleged corruption of the BJP brass, Congress spokesman Randeep Surjewala mentioned, “Prima facie, it is a case for investigating all BJP leaders, proper from the PM downwards. It is a fit case to be investigated by means of the newly appointed Lokpal.”
Surjewala mentioned the payoffs totalled Rs 2,690 crore, of which Rs 1,800 crore was once listed as payments to quite a lot of BJP leaders. “If there is no reality in this diary, why isn’t Narendra Modi ready for an investigation?” Surjewala asked.
The spokesperson quoted the file to say Rs 1,000 crore was once paid to BJP’s “central committee” and other quantities to senior birthday party leaders “who run the government”. “It proves ‘chowkidar chor hai’,” Surjewala mentioned.
BJP disregarded the fees with Prasad pronouncing, “This is a Congress development. Remember the pass judgement on Loya case? An article is carried, a petition filed, the judiciary concerned. Then the Supreme Court dismisses it. This episode is identical. Congress is scared of its imminent defeat within the 2019 elections. Congress, with many top leaders out on bail and suffering many court docket lawsuits, has now resorted to spreading a web of lies and falsehood.”
Reacting to the allegations, BJP president Amit Shah tweeted, "After the entire fake issues have collapsed, the determined are actually relying on forgery. The Congress campaign is in shambles. Now even forgery can’t save them.”
BJP denies Congress' charge Yeddyurappa paid Rs 1,800 crore to party, leaders
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