Kejriwal accuses Narendra Modi of taking bribe as Gujarat CM

New Delhi Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of receiving bribes while he was the Gujarat Chief Minister and sought a judicial probe into the issue The Delhi assembly also sought a reversal of the demonetisation moveHe made the accusation during a special session of the assembly which passed a resolution urging President Pranab Mukherjee to direct the union government to immediately withdraw the draconian demonetisationIn the course of his speech the Aam Aadmi Party AAP leader dropped a bombshellQuoting from what he said were official records Kejriwal referred to an October 15 2013 Income Tax raid on the Aditya Birla group in Delhi during which Rs 25 crore in cash was seizedHe said officials seized documents account books computer records and a laptop belonging to a senior company official that had a message that stated Gujarat CM25 Crore 12 donerestIt clearly suggested a payment of Rs 25 crore to the then Gujarat Chief Minister he saidKejriwal urged the assembly to add the allegations against the Prime Minister to the resolution on demonetisation and urged President Mukherjee to order a Supreme Court monitored probe into itThe assembly adopted the resolution by voice voteThe house also resolved to refer the allegations of receipt of bribes by persons holding high offices from Birla and Sahara Groups to the Supreme Court with a request to order suitable inquiryThe AAP leader said the Sahara groups offices were raided in 2014 and several documents with names of various political leaders including Modi were recoveredThe Chief Minister alleged that Modi took the money to clear some projects in GujaratKejriwal also referred to the way senior BJP leader LK Advani refused to contest the Lok Sabha elections in 1996 when he was linked to the hawala scandal and said he wondered whether Modi would uphold similar valuesThe AAP leader claimed that the demonetisation was actually a war against the poor people of the countryHe said while many in the country were not able to conduct weddings there were reports that Rs 500 crore was being splurged at the marriage of the daughter of a mining scam accused in Karnataka known to be close to the BJPKejriwal urged the President to direct the government to withdraw at once the demonetisation scheme that has led to a cash chaos all over the country with millions thronging banks and ATMsHe said the November 8 announcement to spike the 500 and 1000 rupee notes had caused misery to ordinary peopleThe resolution called the scheme a fraud on the nation and said it had been launched to benefit a particular political party through its agents in the black money marketKejriwal also accused Modi of helping big corporates and said the Prime Minister had waived off Rs 114 lakh crore dues of corporates but was threatening people who deposit more than Rs 25 lakh in banksYou are a Prime Minister of the rich And you have snatched the livelihood of the poorOpposition leader Vijender Gupta was marshalled out from the house after he raised a din when Kejriwal was speakingDeputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia earlier said the demonetisation move would not curb black moneyYou use pest control to kill insects you dont set the entire house on fire Sisodia said