During his remarks on Motion of Thanks on the President's Address in the Parliament, Prime Minister Narendra Modi fired a scathing salvo on Opposition for allegedly supporting corrupt leaders and warned the ‘looters’. On his government’s action against corruption, PM Modi says, "The country is shocked seeing the stackes of cash being recovered…". In his speech, PM Modi said that, “During the tenure of Congress, ED confiscated properties of ₹5,000 crore only. However, during our tenure, the ED has confiscated properties worth ₹1 lakh crore. You will have to shell out the plundered money,” he asserted on the same.
06 February,2024 11:46 AM IST
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 01 said the concept of social justice was used as a political slogan in the previous governments, however, today the BJP-led Central government has adopted the idea of social justice into its governance adding that the policies of the Centre has brought "secularism into action, reduced corruption, and prevented nepotism". "This is secularism in action, reduces corruption, prevents nepotism," Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said while presenting the Interim Budget 2024 in Lok Sabha. "Social Justice was largely a political slogan. For our government, social justice is an effective and necessary governance model !! The saturation approach of covering all eligible people is the true and comprehensive achievement of social justice," Nirmala Sitharaman added.
02 February,2024 11:02 AM IST | Mumbai
Income Tax sleuths have recovered more than Rs 200 crore cash in the Dheeraj Sahu IT Raids from several locations in Odisha and Jharkhand. Now, PM Modi took a jibe at Congress and said, “Who needs 'Money Heist' fiction, when Congress is there.” Prime Minister Modi further said, “Congress Party’s heists are legendary for 70 years and counting.” “In India, who needs 'Money Heist' fiction, when you have the Congress Party, whose heists are legendary for 70 years and counting!” However, after facing heat, Congress on Dec 09 said that the party is in no way connected with the businesses. Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh said that Dheeraj Sahu can explain the huge amounts of cash. "The Indian National Congress is in no way connected with the businesses of Dheeraj Sahu, MP. Only he can explain, and should explain, how huge amounts of cash have been reportedly unearthed by the income-tax authorities from his properties." Bharatiya Janata Party is leaving no stone unturned to attack the INDIA bloc, Congress over the incident.
12 December,2023 04:42 PM IST
Tamil actor Vishal Krishna Reddy has made serious allegations against the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) in Mumbai, claiming that they demanded a bribe of Rs 6.5 lakh for granting a U/A certificate to the Hindi version of his film 'Mark Antony.' He revealed that his team applied online for certification but was shocked by the corrupt practices at the CBFC office. Vishal explained that they were given an ultimatum: pay Rs 6.5 lakhs for certification, with an initial Rs 3 lakhs for a viewing fee and the remaining Rs 3.5 lakhs for the certificate. He emphasized the need for authorities, including Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde and PM Modi, to investigate this concerning issue of corruption in government offices. Watch the full video for more!
29 September,2023 04:00 PM IST
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan was arrested on Tuesday by Pakistani Rangers outside the Islamabad High Court. The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief was taken into custody in connection with the Al Qadir Trust case, for which the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) had summoned him multiple times. The leader had earlier posted a video on his twitter handle saying, he is ready for the arrest. Islamabad IGP Dr Akbar Nasir Khan, told Pakistani media outlets that the situation is under control. Meanwhile, the PTI shared photos of Imran Khan’s lawyer claiming he was injured in a scuffle during the arrest of the PTI chief.
09 May,2023 04:33 PM IST | Mumbai
Information and Broadcasting Minister of India Anurag Thakur targeted Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his recent remarks in London and said that the Congress leader should apologise in the Parliament. “Rahul Gandhi goes abroad and insults the country. He should come to the Parliament and apologise to the nation. He says that he is not allowed to speak in Parliament but his attendance in Lok Sabha is lower than the average attendance of MPs in Parliament,” he added.
14 March,2023 10:22 PM IST
Information and Broadcasting Minister of India Anurag Thakur targeted Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his recent remarks in London and said that the Congress leader should apologise in the Parliament. “Rahul Gandhi goes abroad and insults the country. He should come to the Parliament and apologise to the nation. He says that he is not allowed to speak in Parliament but his attendance in Lok Sabha is lower than the average attendance of MPs in Parliament,” he added.
14 March,2023 07:14 PM IST | Mumbai
Congress leader Randeep Surjewala attacked Karnataka BJP government on March 04 and accused the government of being indulged in corruption. He said Karnataka government is a ‘corrupt government’ and BJP will be thrown out from power. Congress leader affirmed that the “decisive fight against the corrupt BJP shall go on.”
04 March,2023 10:09 PM IST | Mumbai
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis while talking to media on Dec 18 from Nagpur said that their government has decided to bring the Lokayukta bill and make Maharashtra corruption free. Eknath Shinde said, “We want to run the government with complete transparency. We will make Maharashtra corruption free, that's why we have decided to bring Lokayukta law into the state.” While the Deputy CM, Fadnavis said, “Today in the cabinet meeting, we have taken important decisions. We have approved the Anna Hazare Committee report on introducing Lokayukta in Maharashtra on the lines of Lokpal. A Bill will be brought in this session”.
19 December,2022 03:57 PM IST
PM Modi on Thursday said, ‘We've seen many times that corrupts are being praised even after being sentenced to jail. People who carry 'Theka' of honesty hold their hands & get pictures clicked. Advocacy is being done to give awards to the corrupt. We've never seen anything like this’
04 November,2022 05:50 PM IST | mumbaiADVERTISEMENT
