New Delhi, December 13: Congress President Sonia Gandhi slammed Bahartiya Janta Party (BJP) over corruption issues on Monday.
Addressing Congress Parliamentary Party meet on the last day of winter session of Parliament, Gandhi said that BJP should be the last party to talk about the corruption.
Attacking BJP-led Opposition for disrupting Parliament proceedings, UPA chairperson said, “There is a corrupt government in Karnataka.”
Taking a swipe at the BJP, the Congress chief said, “The BJP should look at its own track record. The main opposition party should not denigrate Parliament.”
Sonia said that the investigation is on into the 2G Spectrum scam but Opposition is undermining the institutions. “There is no need of JPC into the 2G spectrum scam. Congress is committed to fight graft.”
The Congress President said the countrymen will not forget and forgive the opposition for wastage of the entire session.
She said that Congress has shown great consistency in taking action against corruption as also against ministers even without a “concrete legal conviction”.
“In contrast, the BJP not only in Karnataka but right from Tehelka, right from so many other scams during the NDA has consistently overlooked, brushed aside or supported the situation of corruption.
“They have reinstated persons while inquiries were going on,” he said quoting Gandhi and added issues in Karnataka were brazenly overlooked.
Gandhi, while congratulating Manmohan Singh for nine per cent GDP growth in the country, also underlined the party’s principle to achieve “inclusive growth” and not forget the “aam aadami”.
Later, briefing the reporters, party spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi said that the Congress President maintained that it is a painful truth that corruption exists, and that it should be looked into how the Government and the political parties take action in the matter after cases have surfaced.
——–Agencies