A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader on Monday likened Congress President Rahul Gandhi with a 'barking dog' after the latter launched an attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in connection with the over Rs 11,000 crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud case.
Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, Member of Parliament (MP) from Gonda in UP, told the media, "Jaise vo kahavat hoti hai kutte bhaukte rehte hain haathi mast chaal mein chalta hai. PM desh ki seva mein lage hain jisko bhaukna hai bhauke (There is a saying that elephant keeps walking as the dogs keep barking. PM Modi is serving the country, so whoever wants to bark can do so)."
Saran added that Mr. Gandhi has no right to seek any explanation since the whole scam started during the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) regime.
"Rahul Gandhi has no right to seek any explanation since the whole scam started during the Congress-led UPA regime. The present government is investigating. Currently, this scam has been exposed," Saran said.
"Now this scam has been exposed, he would scream when his brother-in-law (Robert Vadra) is exposed. It is possible that his mother (Sonia Gandhi) and he himself would be exposed," he added.
The harsh reactions from Singh came shortly after Rahul Gandhi fired yet another salvo at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his "silence" on the multi-crore PNB bank fraud, asking where the "country's watchman" was when jeweller Nirav Modi fled the country like liquor baron Vijay Mallya.
Gandhi took the swipe at the prime minister for his refrain during poll rallies that he would act as a watchman for the country and cited his "na khaoonga, na khaane doonga" (will neither do nor allow anyone to do corruption) statement.
Taking to Twitter, the Congress chief said the entire country was keen to know the "secret behind his silence" and alleged that it screams out loudly where his loyalties were.
"First Lalit (Modi) and then (Vijay) Mallya, now Nirav (Modi) also eloped. Where is the country's watchman who claimed 'Na khaoonga, na khaane doonga' (Will neither do nor allow anyone to do corruption)? "The public is longing to know the reason of 'Saheb's' silence. His silence screams out loud who is he loyal to?" he asked in a tweet in Hindi.
Gandhi also used the hashtag "ModiRobsIndia" along with his tweet, to target the prime minister.
The Congress leader has been targeting the prime minister and his government over the multi-crore bank scam and has accused him of not taking any action despite being in the know of everything.
He had also alleged that a scam of such huge proportion could not have taken place without the involvement of higher-ups.
The PNB has lodged two financial fraud complaints against famous designer jeweler Nirav Modi, his family members and Mehul Choksi, the owner of Gitanjali Gems. The CBI registered a formal case charging four- Nirav Modi, his wife Ami, brother Nishal and Mehul Choksi- on January 31 over Rs. 280 crore fraud.
The Enforcement Directorate has conducted raids in many cities at various properties belonging to Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi.
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