BJP MP Nishikant Dubey alleges 150 Congress MPs took Soviet funds, cites CIA document
New Delhi: BJP MP Nishikant Dubey on Monday accused the Congress party of having been funded by the Soviet Union during the leadership of the late HKL Bhagat, citing an unclassified 2011 CIA document. In a post on social media platform X, Dubey claimed that more than 150 Congress MPs had received financial support from the USSR.
“Congress, Corruption, and Slavery. This unclassified secret document was released by the CIA in 2011. According to it, under the leadership of the late Congress leader HKL Bhagat, more than 150 Congress MPs were funded by Soviet Russia, acting as agents for Russia?” Dubey wrote.
He further alleged that a group of journalists also acted as Soviet agents, adding that the document refers to 16,000 news articles Russia reportedly got published during that time. Dubey claimed that around 1,100 KGB agents were present in India then, exerting influence over bureaucrats, businesses, political parties, and opinion-makers to shape national policies.
Dubey also targeted former Congress MP Subhadra Joshi, alleging that she accepted ₹5 lakh from the German government during elections and later became the president of the Indo-German Forum after losing. “Is this a country or a puppet of slaves, agents, and middlemen? Congress must answer whether this should be investigated even today,” he stated.
This isn’t the first time Dubey has criticised the Congress. Last week, he accused former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi of “murdering” the Constitution through the 42nd Amendment introduced during the Emergency period. He argued that the amendment undermined the Constitution drafted by Dr B.R. Ambedkar, especially the rights of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
The Congress party has not officially responded to Dubey’s latest remarks.
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CPI(M) rebel Kunhikrishnan hopes for 5,000-vote win in Payyanur
Kannur (Kerala) (PTI): CPI(M) rebel candidate V Kunhikrishnan, who contested as a UDF-backed Independent from Payyanur here, on Saturday said he was hoping to win the Assembly election by a margin of 5,000 votes.
Kunhikrishnan was expelled from the CPI(M) earlier this year after raising allegations of corruption in the party’s martyrs’ fund against sitting MLA T I Madhusoodanan.
Speaking to a TV channel, Kunhikrishnan said he had announced his candidature as a mark of protest and not with expectations of victory.
However, he said the situation had changed drastically, with a strong undercurrent within CPI(M) votes favouring him.
"The undercurrent in CPI(M) votes cannot be measured. Now people are giving a response indicating victory with a margin of at least 5,000 votes," he said.
Payyanur is considered a CPI(M) stronghold, and a defeat for Madhusoodanan there would be a major setback for the party.
On political violence in Payyanur, Kunhikrishnan said he had been facing it since filing his nomination.
"The people leading this violence should think about how long they can continue it. It is the police which has to take the initiative to stop this violence as part of maintaining law and order. But the police are not intervening at the required level," he said.
Regarding his political future, Kunhikrishnan said efforts were underway to strengthen Left groups, and discussions were being held across Kerala in that regard.
"After discussing with others, a decision will be taken," he said.
Kunhikrishnan is among six former CPI(M) leaders who either exited the party or were suspended before contesting for the UDF in the April 9 Assembly elections.
Elections to the 140-seat Kerala Assembly were held on April 9, and the counting of votes will be held on May 4.
