PM, BJP must also ask Amit Shah to quit party post: Surjewala
The Congress on Tuesday demanded a high-level probe into the business dealings of the firm owned by Jay Shah, son of BJP president Amit Shah, by two sitting Supreme Court judges. It also wanted Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP to ask their national president to forthwith resign or remove him in order to ensure a free and fair investigation.
“We demand that to conduct an independent and credible investigation, a commission comprising two seniormost Supreme Court judges be appointed to submit a report within a time-bound period,” said Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala, MLA.
He alleged that the business of “Temple Enterprise Private Ltd” owned by Jay Shah has increased 16,000 times in one year. “What is this the ‘magic wand’ by which the company earning a surplus of mere ₹18.8 lakh in 10 years from 2004-14 and making a loss in two successive years (2012-2014) proceeds to increase its turnover by 16,000 times within a year of formation of the BJP government,” he asked.
Addressing pressperspons at the party office here, Mr. Surjewala said “national interest and the people of the country demand a through and independent investigation into the issue.”
Noting that this was a “moment of reckoning” for the Prime Minister, the Congress MLA wondered “whether the PM will stand on the side of friendship and party politics or stand with truth, accountability and morality? Entire country is watching it.”
The Congress leader reminded Mr. Shah that previous BJP presidents such as L.K. Advani, Bangaru Laxman and Nitin Gadkari had all resigned when allegations had surfaced against them.
