Congress thinks it is entitled to commit 'dacoity': BJP's Sambit Patra

BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra on Tuesday claimed the Congress thinks it is entitled to indulge in dacoity and no one should question itHe slammed the Congress for its satyagrah against the questioning of party president Sonia Gandhi by the Enforcement Directorate ED in a money laundering case linked to the National Herald newspaperGandhi on Tuesday appeared before the ED in Delhi for her second round of questioning in the caseAddressing a press conference at Kushabhau Thakre Parisar the BJP office in Chhattisgarh capital Raipur Patra said iquestI feel many times that for the Congress the meaning of ED was entitlement for dacoity They thought they were entitled to indulge in dacoity and no one should question themThose who are corrupt should not think that they will not be investigated he saidZero tolerance against corruption has been the BJPs motto The way Congress party has been doing a drama of satyagrah against Sonia Gandhis appearance before the ED in National Herald case today the whole country is watching it he saidThe opposition is left with no issues to raise Patra saidHitting out at the Congress for staging the satyagrah he said Sonia ji we want a confession not commotionAn investigation is a due process The process of law of the land will take its due course and come to a logical conclusion This is the beauty of India he saidPatra claimed that cash to the tune of Rs 21 crore was seized from West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee cash was recovered from sitting Aam Aadmi Party minister in Delhi Satyendra Jain and court has made strong observations in the National Herald case wherein Rs 5000 crore was embezzledSo the BJP asks the country that should an investigation not be carried out in these cases he saidShould we leave these issues because the opposition does not like an investigation into it Should the investigation be stopped only because of their sense of entitlement the BJP leader askedWhen there are charges of corruption worth Rs 5000 crore against Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi then naturally they will be questionedThe property which was embezzled belonged to taxpayers and freedom fighters who sacrificed their lives and one family snatched it he claimed adding that those responsible for the offence have to face questioningThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever