‘BJP’s Operation Lotus in Jharkhand uncovered’: Congress after three MLAs caught with money
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NEW DELHI: The Congress has accused the BJP of attempting to topple its coalition authorities in Jharkhand after three MLAS had been caught allegedly with an enormous amount of money in West Bengal’s Howrah, saying the saffron occasion’s sport plan is to do in Jharkhand what they did in Maharashtra.
Acting on a tip-off, police on Saturday intercepted an SUV wherein Congress MLAs Irfan Ansari, Rajesh Kachchap and Naman Bixal Kongari had been travelling on nationwide highway-16 at Ranihati in Howrah and allegedly discovered an enormous amount of money within the car.
Congress normal secretary Jairam Ramesh mentioned on Twitter on Saturday that “The BJP’s ‘Operation Lotus’ in Jharkhand stands exposed tonight in Howrah. The game plan of ‘Hum Do’ in Delhi is to do in Jharkhand what they did in Maharashtra by installing E-D duo.”
After insurgent Sena chief Eknath Shinde was sworn in because the Maharashtra chief minister just lately, the Congress had hit out on the BJP for capturing energy “unethically” The Jharkhand Congress additionally claimed that the massive amount of money was a part of a conspiracy by the BJP to topple the Hemant Soren authorities, of which it’s a half together with Lalu Prasad Yadav’s Rashtriya Janata Dal.
Howrah Superintendent of Police (Rural) Swati Bhangalia had mentioned, “We had specific inputs that a huge amount of money was being transported in a black car. We started checking the vehicles and intercepted this SUV in which three Jharkhand MLAs were travelling. A huge amount of cash was found in the vehicle.”
“Cash counting machines are being brought in to ascertain the total amount. The MLAs are also being questioned about the source of the money and where it was being taken to,” she added.
Besides the MLAs, there have been two different individuals within the SUV, which carried a board mentioning “MLA Jamtara Jharkhand” together with the Congress’ election image, police mentioned.
Ansari is the MLA of Jamtara, whereas Kachchap is the legislator of Khijri in Ranchi district and Kongari is the MLA of Kolebira in Simdega district.
NEW DELHI: The Congress has accused the BJP of attempting to topple its coalition authorities in Jharkhand after three MLAS had been caught allegedly with an enormous amount of money in West Bengal’s Howrah, saying the saffron occasion’s sport plan is to do in Jharkhand what they did in Maharashtra.
Acting on a tip-off, police on Saturday intercepted an SUV wherein Congress MLAs Irfan Ansari, Rajesh Kachchap and Naman Bixal Kongari had been travelling on nationwide highway-16 at Ranihati in Howrah and allegedly discovered an enormous amount of money within the car.
Congress normal secretary Jairam Ramesh mentioned on Twitter on Saturday that “The BJP’s ‘Operation Lotus’ in Jharkhand stands exposed tonight in Howrah. The game plan of ‘Hum Do’ in Delhi is to do in Jharkhand what they did in Maharashtra by installing E-D duo.”
After insurgent Sena chief Eknath Shinde was sworn in because the Maharashtra chief minister just lately, the Congress had hit out on the BJP for capturing energy “unethically” The Jharkhand Congress additionally claimed that the massive amount of money was a part of a conspiracy by the BJP to topple the Hemant Soren authorities, of which it’s a half together with Lalu Prasad Yadav’s Rashtriya Janata Dal.
Howrah Superintendent of Police (Rural) Swati Bhangalia had mentioned, “We had specific inputs that a huge amount of money was being transported in a black car. We started checking the vehicles and intercepted this SUV in which three Jharkhand MLAs were travelling. A huge amount of cash was found in the vehicle.”
“Cash counting machines are being brought in to ascertain the total amount. The MLAs are also being questioned about the source of the money and where it was being taken to,” she added.
Besides the MLAs, there have been two different individuals within the SUV, which carried a board mentioning “MLA Jamtara Jharkhand” together with the Congress’ election image, police mentioned.
Ansari is the MLA of Jamtara, whereas Kachchap is the legislator of Khijri in Ranchi district and Kongari is the MLA of Kolebira in Simdega district.
