Alleging a political vendetta to marginalise the opponents for their vested interests by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati lashed out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his party for raking up the issue of funds deposited by the BSP in bank after demonetisation.
“The deposits made in the bank by the BSP are as per the norms and process adopted by the banks. The entire funds deposited were collected as donation from party members in the entire country,” she claimed. Alleging that the anti-Dalit mindset of the BJP was behind the entire conspiracy with the help of Government mach-inery, Mayawati, giving reason for delay in the deposits, said, “As I was not in Delhi from August to November, hence the deposits were made after demonetisation.”
Addressing a Press conference on Tuesday, the BSP chief said, “Entire deposited fund is honest money. Should the party throw that currencyIJ” She added during the same period, other parties too deposited money, but their accounts were not revealed.
Defending her brother Anand Kumar, whose bank account had also shown deposit of over Rs 1.4-crore after demonetisation, Mayawati claimed, “Anand is a businessman and follows IT rules and there was no question of any illegal money or black money”.
Reiterating her demand from Modi to disclose the bank accounts of the BJP ten months prior to November 8 and after demonestisation, she said the industrialists are enjoying the present regime, even as 90 per cent of the population are facing problems.
Presenting a smiling face and claiming that she was not at all disturbed with such allegation and instead, it will help her party to gain clear majority in the coming polls, the former UP CM charged, “The BJP had always plotted against the BSP and they have started it from the Taj Corridor scam and even went ahead in registering case against me in the disproportionate assets (DA) case.”
The BSP will get political mileage because of this BJP canard. “It is a gift for the BSP and I am thankful to BJP leadership and the PM,” she quipped.