Again Rahul questions PM's silence on PNB fraud in 'Mann ki Baat'
New Delhi: Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday again attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his silence on the multi-crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud and Rafale fighter jet deal, saying the country wants to hear about these issues in his 'Mann Ki Baat'.
"Modiji, last month you ignored my suggestions for your 'Mann Ki Baat' monologue. Why ask for ideas when in your heart you know every Indian wants to hear you speak about Nirav Modi's Rs 22,000 crore loot and scoot and the Rs 58,000 crore Rafale scam.
"I look forward to your sermon," Gandhi said in a tweet attaching a picture of Modi's tweet urging people to share ideas for his monthly radio programme 'Mann ki Baat'.
On Tuesday too, Gandhi had attacked the Prime Minister during his election rally in Meghalaya. "I would like to request this Modi (the Prime Minister), on behalf of all of us, to bring back the other Modi (Nirav), when he goes on another of his many foreign trips.
"We will all be very grateful as a nation to get our hard-earned money back," the Congress chief said.
"A few years ago, Modi sold dreams to the people of India. Dreams of 'achche din', Rs 15 lakh in everyone's bank account, two crore jobs, and so on," the Congress leader said.
Nirav Modi fled the country just before the scam -- in which he allegedly cheated the bank of over Rs 11,300 crore -- came to light. The ruling BJP and the Congress have been trading charges over who detected and acted against the fraud.
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Fifteen godowns gutted in fire at village in Thane district; No casualty
Thane (PTI): At least fifteen godowns, some of them containing petroleum products, were gutted in a fire that broke out in a village in Maharashtra's Thane district in the wee hours of Monday, an official said.
There was no report of casualty in the blaze that erupted around 3:00 am at Wadpe village in Bhiwandi, said Mahesh Patil, a fire official from the Bhiwandi Nizampur Municipal Corporation (BNMC).
He said three fire engines were pressed into service, and they brought the blaze under control by 9 am, and the cooling operations were underway.
He said the blaze erupted at one godown and spread to the others.
The official said petroleum and healthcare products, cosmetics, and cloth, among other items, were stored in the godowns.
Flames could be spotted from a distance, and a foul smell emanated because of the burning of petroleum products, another official said.
According to sources, the presence of petroleum products had aggravated the situation.
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