Jully attacks BJP over minister's remarks on acb
Jaipur, June 21 -- The Congress on Saturday alleged that there is a "deep crisis" within the BJP government, a day after agriculture minister Kirori Lal Meena's public questioning of the Anti-Corruption Bureau's (ACB) role in the fake seed case outside the agency's headquarters in Jaipur.
Leader of Opposition Tikaram Jully told reporters: "Ministers have started visiting the ACB headquarters. This effectively means the government itself is visiting the ACB. Meena is a member of the cabinet and has questioned his own chief minister because the ACB functions under a department headed by the chief minister," Jully said.
He further alleged that the BJP government lacked accountability. "The government has turned into a stable under BJP rule. No one is answerable. Dr Meena is questioning the actions of the ACB. If the references to a doctor and a minister in the FIR are correct, then action should be taken. Otherwise, the ACB should clarify the situation and remove the confusion," he said.
Speaking outside the ACB office on Friday, Meena said he had come to seek clarification regarding the FIR registered on June 8 in connection with the arrest of Jugal Kishore, then independent director of Rajasthan State Seed Corporation.
Rejecting Congress's allegations, BJP chief spokesperson Ram Lal Sharma said Dr. Meena has consistently raised issues related to corruption and irregularities. "It was never Dr. Meena's intention to put the government in the dock. The Congress is trying to create a misleading narrative...," he said.htc...
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