Pune: PM Modi Accuses NCP of Rs 70,000 Crore Corruption; Sharad Pawar Counters in Press Conference
Pune, 29th June 2023: While addressing the BJP booth workers in Bhopal, Prime Minister Narendra Modi accused the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) of being involved in corruption worth Rs 70,000 crore. He also urged Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers to uncover more scams and increase NCP’s “scam meter.”
In response to these allegations, NCP supremo Sharad Pawar addressed the press conference in Pune today.
During the conference, Pawar stated, “Modi made allegations about Shikhar Bank. However, I am not a member of any cooperative bank, let alone Shikhar Bank. I have never taken a loan from these cooperative banks. There was a previous complaint regarding Shikhar Bank, and during the inquiry, the names of some individuals from both NCP and BJP were mentioned.”
He then added, “The state government was responsible for looking into the allegations concerning Shikhar Bank. At that time, BJP held the position of Chief Minister in the state, and Devendra Fadnavis was the Chief Minister. I am not aware of what actions Fadnavis took during that period. There was no need for Modi to mention Shikhar Bank in this manner.”
Pawar also remarked, “Modi’s attack must have been driven by desperation. They were disappointed after observing the US tour and the situation in India. It is likely that out of frustration, they carried out this attack,” subtly mocking Modi.
