Inviting controversy, BJP MP Janardan Mishra mentioned he ought to be approached provided that an individual has been accused of corruption involving greater than Rs 15 lakh.
In a video that has gone viral on-line, the BJP MP from Rewa in Madhya Pradesh is heard saying, “When individuals accuse a sarpanch (village head) of corruption, I jokingly inform him that if corruption is Rs 15 lakh If it’s as much as Rs, then do not come. Me. Come provided that it (corruption) is greater than Rs 15 lakh.
Speaking at a seminar on the position of media in tackling the present challenges, he mentioned that individuals come to him in giant numbers concerning considerations associated to corruption by sarpanches. Mishra mentioned candidates spend “first Rs 7 lakh in contesting elections, Rs 7 lakh for the next election and Rs 1 lakh in view of rising inflation”.
…when individuals accuse sarpanch of corruption, I jokingly inform him that if corruption is as much as Rs 15 lakh then do not come to me… come provided that (corruption) exceeds Rs 15 lakh: BJP in Rewa, Madhya Pradesh MP Janardan Mishra ( 27.12 ) pic.twitter.com/ImobGWecBH
— ANI (@ANI) December 28, 2021
His remarks got here a day after a district courtroom in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur despatched fragrance dealer Piyush Jain to 14-day judicial custody in a tax evasion case. His arrest sparked a disagreement between the BJP and the Samajwadi Party, with each accusing one another of getting suspicious hyperlinks with Jain.
Jain was arrested on Sunday after raids by the Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI) at his residence in Kanpur and residence and manufacturing facility in Kannauj led to the seizure of round Rs 257 crore in money, 25 kg of gold and 250 kg of silver. According to a different official.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
