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Yeddyurappa diaries poke hole in Modi govt’s Chowkidar campaign

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]After Prime Minister Narendra Modi, under fire over alleged scam in Rafale deal, came up with the ‘Hum sab chowkidar’ (all of us are watchmen) slogan, BJP leaders and supporters obediently prefixed ‘Chowkidar’ to their names on their social media accounts.

While a petition relating to Rafale deal is pending in the Supreme Court, one of Modi’s leading Chowkidars came under fire with a media exposé about alleged payoffs made by Chowkidar BS Yeddyrappa  to senior BJP leaders, party’s central committee and judges.

The report, carried by the Caravan magazine, mentions a diary in which Yeddyurappa allegedly detailed payoffs he made and money he received. The report alleged that the former Karnataka chief minister paid Rs 1,800 crore to BJP’s national leaders.

The crucial point the report makes is that the Income Tax department has this diary since 2017, which is actionable intelligence, and should’ve started investigating but didn’t.

Copies of diary entries that are with the IT dept note that Yeddyurappa paid the BJP central committee 1,000 crore; Arun Jaitley and Nitin Gadkari 150 crore each; Rajnath Singh 100 crore; and LK Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi 50 crore each.

As the Congress launched an attack on Modi and BJP, Chowkidar Yeddyurappa denied the charges and threatened to sue the party.

He tweeted: “Absolute nonsense, disgusting & desperate efforts by @INCIndia to release such fake diary, prove it at the earliest or face defamation case.”[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_raw_html]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[/vc_raw_html][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Earlier, the Congress called for a probe into ‘Yeddyurappa diaries’. In a takeoff from ‘KYC’ for customers of banks and other financial institutions, the Congress told voters ‘Know your chowkidar’.

The party’s social media cell put out new graphics to increase pressure on the saffron party. “India doesn’t need a govt. of Chowkidars. India needs a Prime Minister & a Govt that doesn’t ignore but accepts & works towards finding a solution for the huge jobs crises plaguing our nation. India, Beware of these Chowkidars,” Congress tweeted.

Addressing a press conference, Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said the Income Tax Department has had the documents written in “Yeddyurappa’s handwriting” since 2017. He questioned why the diaries have not been given to the Enforcement Directorate for further probe as it involves the “highest echelons of power of the BJP”.

Surjewala said, “If there is no truth to this diary then why did the BJP not get an inquiry done on this. If this true then is this not a first-hand report of BJP’s corruption? Why is there no independent inquiry of this? Now there is also Lok Pal and other independent bodies in place. Chor chowkidar is answerable for this.”

He added: “From this diary, five facts come out. Close to ₹2690 crore was sought and ₹1800 crore was given to BJP. Yeddyurappa was the CM during the period. There are his signatures on each page. This was given to BJP’s central team.”

The diary with BS Yeddyurappa’s sign on it was with the Income Tax Department since 2017, said Randeep Surjewala. “Is it true or false? The diary with BS Yeddyurappa’s sign on it, was with the Income Tax Department since 2017. If that is the case why did Modi ji and BJP did not get it investigated?”

“These are the people who are responsible for the biggest ministries. These are the leaders who are literally running the country,” he said.

R Surjewala, Congress on ‘Yeddy diaries’ said, “BS Yeddyurappa made payouts to senior BJP leaders during his tenure as K’taka CM: It mentions names of senior BJP leaders from Rajnath Singh to Jaitley. There is an allegation of bribe of ₹1800 crore on the top BJP leadership.”

“We have caught a theft and the thief. BJP leaders have been caught in a corruption case.

In a series of tweets, the Congress said: “On 14th Feb, 2017, we had released a video of jail-bird @BSYBJP and Late Shri. Ananth Kumar. In the video, they admitted to keeping a diary and receiving ₹1,000Cr: @rssurjewala #YeddyurappaDiaries”

The Caravan report said Income Tax Officials have been sitting on the “Yeddy diaries” since 2017. A senior I-T official took them to Arun Jaitley with a note asking if further investigation is viable. Jaitley, who is named in the diaries, chose not to act.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_raw_html]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[/vc_raw_html][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

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Tax terrorism has to stop, says Congress after Income Tax Department issues fresh Rs 1,700 crore notice

The Congress has accused the BJP of squeezing it financially and of using tax authorities against it ahead of Lok Sabha elections beginning April 19.

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Ahead of the Lok Sabha election, the Congress’ financial woes worsened once again with the Income Tax Department issuing a fresh Rs 1,700 crore notice. The tax department issued the notice due to discrepancies in tax returns. 

The fresh notice is for assessment years 2017-18 to 2020-21 and includes penalty and interest. This comes a day after the Delhi High Court dismissed the party’s petition challenging the tax notices. 

The opposition party is already facing a funds crunch after Income Tax authorities imposed a penalty of Rs 200 crore and froze its funds. Furthermore, the party has not received any relief from the High Court in the case and is likely to approach the Supreme Court. The Congress has accused the BJP of squeezing it financially and of using tax authorities against it ahead of Lok Sabha elections beginning April 19.

Addressing a press conference, Congress MP Jairam Ramesh said that the notices are being sent to cripple the party financially. Calling the action as tax terrorism, Jairam Ramesh said that this attack on Congress has to stop.

Earlier in February, the Income Tax department had found fault in the party’s tax returns and demanded Rs 200 crore. Subsequently, the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) had asked the party to pay the dues and froze their accounts. The Congress stated the tax tribunal’s order freezing its funds was an attack on democracy as the order came just ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.

AICC general secretary K C Venugopal stated that this is a deliberate attempt by the Narendra Modi-led to bankrupt the Congress ahead of elections. He mentioned that the timing of the penalty notice, following the Delhi High Court’s dismissal of Congress petitions challenging tax reassessment proceedings, reeks of political vendetta.

He underlined that while political parties are typically exempt from taxes, this penalty is allegedly due to delayed filing of returns. He asserted that it is a blatant move by the Modi government to cripple the Congress financially, especially during the elections. He further asserted that in response to the notice, the Congress plans to stage a nationwide protest, condemning BJP’s exploitation of central agencies to target opposition parties. 

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Akhilesh Yadav, Mayawati, Tejashwi Yadav mourns demise of Mukhtar Ansari, demand probe

Akhilesh Yadav mentioned that such doubtful cases should be investigated under the supervision of a Supreme Court judge.

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Mukhtar Ansari, gangster turned politician, who has been in jail since 2005, died due to cardiac arrest on Thursday. After Ansari’s death, his family alleged that the politician had been poisoned in the jail.  

Expressing sorrow, several opposition leaders demanded a probe into the death of Mukhtar Ansari. Notably, the gangster turned politician submitted an application in Barabanki court, alleging he was given some poisonous substance along with his food. He claimed that on March 19, his nerves and limbs started paining after he consumed the food.

Former Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar, Tejashwi Yadav wrote on X that a few days ago Mukhtar Ansari complained that he had been poisoned in jail, yet it was not taken seriously. He added that prima facie the move does not seem justifiable and humane. He stated that constitutional institutions should take suo motu cognizance of such strange cases and incidents.

Former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and Samajwadi Party Chief, Akhilesh Yadav said that the state is going through the worst phase of government anarchy. He added that it is the responsibility and duty of the government to protect someone’s life in every situation and at every place. 

The former Chief Minister added that the death of a hostage or prisoner while being confined in the police station, in a fight inside the jail, on falling ill inside the prison, while being taken to court, while being taken to hospital or during treatment in hospital will erode public confidence in the judicial process. He mentioned that such doubtful cases should be investigated under the supervision of a Supreme Court judge. He claimed that the way the government bypasses the judicial process and adopts other methods is completely illegal. 

Taking to social media platform X, Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati said that the persistent apprehensions and serious allegations made by Mukhtar Ansari’s family regarding his death in jail require a high-level investigation so that the facts in his death can be revealed. 

AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi said that the people of Ghazipur lost their favourite son and brother. He added that Mukhtar Ansari had made serious allegations against the administration that he was poisoned, but the government did not pay any attention to his treatment.

Congress spokesperson Surendra Rajput stated that custodial deaths and firing in jail has become very common in Uttar Pradesh. He added that high level investigation should be conducted.

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Uttar Pradesh on high alert after gangster turned politician Mukhtar Ansari death, probe ordered on poisoned in jail charge

Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police (DGP), Prashant Kumar said that as a precautionary measure, Section 144 of the CrPC has been imposed across the state.

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Several towns in Uttar Pradesh are on high alert and security has been strengthened after jailed gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari died of cardiac arrest. His family alleged that the gangster, who has been in jail since 2005, was poisoned. 

The jailed gangster was hurried to a hospital after he fell unconscious at district jail on Thursday night. After a few hours, he was declared dead by the doctors at the Rani Durgavati Medical College. 

Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police (DGP), Prashant Kumar said that as a precautionary measure, Section 144 of the CrPC has been imposed across the state. The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has also been called in to assist the police. Reportedly, the CRPF units have already been deployed in Banda, Mau, Ghazipur, and Varanasi.

Additionally, the social media cell of the Uttar Pradesh Police is also on high alert to track unlawful elements that may try to spark a riot. Furthermore, a magisterial investigation into the death of Mukhtar Ansari will be carried out by a three member team, reports said.

A former five-time MLA from Mau Sadar seat Muktar Ansari, had 60 criminal cases pending against him. The gangster turned politician was sentenced in eight cases since September 2022 by different courts of Uttar Pradesh and was lodged in the Banda jail.

Earlier, the former five-time MLA from Mau submitted an application in Barabanki court, alleging he was given some poisonous substance along with his food. He claimed that on March 19, his nerves and limbs started paining after he consumed the food.

Muktar Ansari was born into a family with deep roots in the independence struggle. His grandfather served as the Indian National Congress president in 1927. He was initially affiliated with the Bahujan Samaj Party before forming the Quami Ekta Dal (QED) after being expelled.

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