THE JHARKHAND STORY NETWORK
Ranchi, Dec 8: BJP State President and former Chief Minister Babulal Marandi today said that Congress MP Dheeraj Sahu should be immediately arrested and strictly interrogated after the Income Tax department seized over Rs 300 crore from his premises in Odisha and Jharkhand.
Addressing a press conference, he alleged that around Rs 300 crore cash recovered in the IT raids belongs to top Congress leaders and Chief Minister Hemant Soren.
Money related to liquor scam
He said that its links are connected to Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand. “This money is from the hard-earned money of the poor and is related to a liquor scam, the collector of which is also from Jharkhand. There is a possibility that this money was kept to influence the election results,” he maintained.
Money carried in ambulances
He suspected that after the ED raids in Jharkhand, there was a discussion about carrying money in ambulances towards Odisha, Bengal and Bihar. This discussion is happening even today after the recovery of such a huge amount, he added.
He said that even before this, crores of rupees had been recovered in the ED raids in Jharkhand. “The state of corruption is such that gold was bought with looted money, buried in the ground and hidden,” he pointed out.
He said that as the investigation intensifies, all this will gradually come to light.
Modi guarantee
Marandi said that PM Modi has guaranteed to extract every penny from those who looted the poor and hoarded their money. “The looted money of Jharkhand will have to be returned to the public,” he asserted.
He said that the Prime Minister is committed to a corruption-free India.
He said that the state BJP will not tolerate the looting of public money. The party will struggle continuously by raising this issue from the House to the streets.
Jharkhand BJP to protest on December 10
Marandi, after the press conference, said that there will be a protest and demonstration on December 10 against the corruption prevalent in Jharkhand, including the demand for the arrest of MP Dheeraj Sahu in all the districts.
State General Secretary Dr. Pradeep Verma, State Media Incharge Shivpujan Pathak and spokesperson Pratul Shahdeo were also present at the press conference.