lashing out at the Congress for defending Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, who was booked by CBI in disproportionate assets case, the BJP asked how much commission Singh had given to the main Opposition party and also questioned its silence over demands for his resignation.
BJP’s Himachal in-charge Shrikant Sharma criticised the Congress for its “double standards” over corruption, noting that it had stalled Parliament over the issue but has kept mum despite registration of a criminal case against Singh.
“After registration of an FIR, Singh has no moral right to continue in his office. He must resign immediately. What is the reason that the Congress leadership is saving a leader involved in corruptionIJ It should tell us how much commission it received from his corruption,” Sharma said in a statement.
Shamra, also party’s National Secretary, alleged that the BJP had been raising the issue of involvement of the veteran Congress leader in corruption but the previous UPA government had protected him. The CBI’s case now has proved BJP right, he said.
People of India had “punished” Congress for its “scams” like 2G, coalgate and Commonwealth games and now the people of Himachal will punish it, he claimed.