Why is BJP trying to protect RIL, asks AAP
20 Aug 2014 12:02 AM GMT
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) alleged that BJP-controlled Delhi administration’s stand before the High Court on Tuesday to curtail the powers of the Anti Corruption Branch (ACB) is the most blatant example of the ruling party’s direct and shameful compromise with corruption and a bid to bail out Reliance Industries and former UPA ministers.
‘The BJP-controlled Delhi administration’s stand before the High Court on Tuesday to curtail the powers of the Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) is the most blatant example of the ruling party’s direct and shameful compromise with corruption’, the party said in a statement.
‘The central government, as part of its deliberate strategy to reduce the Delhi ACB into a meaningless body, has taken a series of completely unjustified steps which prove its highly suspect motive of bailing out the Reliance Industries Limited and former ministers of the UPA government, despite their direct involvement in the Rs 54,000 crore natural gas pricing scam,’ the statement said.
The power of Delhi government’s ACB to probe graft allegations against former UPA ministers and others in relation to alleged irregularities in raising price of gas from RIL’s KG6 basin has been taken away by a recent notification of the Centre, the Delhi High Court was told on Tuesday.
Accusing the BJP of being ‘hell-bent’ on killing the probe in one of the biggest scams, AAP said the saffron party’s actions completely contradicted the claims made in the Lok Sabha election campaign when it had promised zero tolerance on corruption.
It also said that the party will intervene in this matter ‘legally’ and will not allow the conspiracy to kill the ACB to succeed at any cost.
‘Why is the BJP trying to protect the RIL and former UPA petroleum ministers M Veerappa Moily and Murli Deora from facing investigation? It is very clear that the central government arm-twisted the Delhi administration to do a U-turn for Tuesday’s hearing, since during the previous hearing on August 6, it had stated that the government would not take a separate stand and will go along with what the ACB decides,’ AAP said.
‘The BJP-controlled Delhi administration’s stand before the High Court on Tuesday to curtail the powers of the Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) is the most blatant example of the ruling party’s direct and shameful compromise with corruption’, the party said in a statement.
‘The central government, as part of its deliberate strategy to reduce the Delhi ACB into a meaningless body, has taken a series of completely unjustified steps which prove its highly suspect motive of bailing out the Reliance Industries Limited and former ministers of the UPA government, despite their direct involvement in the Rs 54,000 crore natural gas pricing scam,’ the statement said.
The power of Delhi government’s ACB to probe graft allegations against former UPA ministers and others in relation to alleged irregularities in raising price of gas from RIL’s KG6 basin has been taken away by a recent notification of the Centre, the Delhi High Court was told on Tuesday.
Accusing the BJP of being ‘hell-bent’ on killing the probe in one of the biggest scams, AAP said the saffron party’s actions completely contradicted the claims made in the Lok Sabha election campaign when it had promised zero tolerance on corruption.
It also said that the party will intervene in this matter ‘legally’ and will not allow the conspiracy to kill the ACB to succeed at any cost.
‘Why is the BJP trying to protect the RIL and former UPA petroleum ministers M Veerappa Moily and Murli Deora from facing investigation? It is very clear that the central government arm-twisted the Delhi administration to do a U-turn for Tuesday’s hearing, since during the previous hearing on August 6, it had stated that the government would not take a separate stand and will go along with what the ACB decides,’ AAP said.
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