BJP puns on Congress' Satyameva Jayate after diary expose

The diary that was allegedly seized by taxmen after a raid at the Congress MLC's residence in 2016, had details of money paid to the office of RG, SG, AICC, DGVS etc.

On the day Karnataka Congress kickstarted its 'Satyameva Jayate' rally in Bengaluru to 'counter BJP's false propaganda', a diary revealing details of money allegedly paid to Congress High command was leaked to the media. It was more of an irony than coincidence that on the day Karnataka Congress attempted to dispel charges of corruption, this diary, allegedly belonging to a Congress MLC made it to the headlines.

The diary that was allegedly seized by taxmen after a raid at the Congress MLC's residence in 2016, had details of money paid to the office of RG, SG, AICC, DGVS etc. It also used other initials like DKS, KJG and the BJP claims the initials to be names of Congress leaders, both in the state and centre. Not the one to miss the opportunity, minutes after media reported on the diary expose, the state BJP took to its Twitter to post a single line Tweet loaded with puns and sarcasm.

This one tweet conveyed many a things in a far more impactful way. The Congress however, believes that there is a systematic attempt to dent the image of the party in Karnataka and the BJP is using all the tricks in the book to achieve its agenda of a Congress mukth Bharat, "It is no coincidence that the supposed diary was leaked on the day Congress began the Satyameva Jayate campaign in Bengaluru. It is obvious even to a layman that raids are being conducted on Congress leaders with an agenda. Misuse of agencies is evident to destabilise the Congress not just in Karnataka but also in Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh. They are attempting to create a sense of uncertainty. While agencies carry out raids on many people, why is there selective leaks on raids carried out on Congress leaders? When we ask them details, we are told that it is confidential but the media is able to access details. B S Yeddyurappa claims to know what has been seized and who has been raided," said KPCC working president and AICC Spokesperson Dinesh Gundu Rao.

The diary expose comes as a massive setback to the Congress that had only begun its campaign against the corruptions charges levelled against it by the BJP. It may be recalled that corruption and infighting ultimately led to BJP falling from grace during the 2013 assembly elections and the Congress has been fighting hard to avoid a similar situation.

The Congress had been crying foul about its leaders being targetted by Income Tax departments and this diary expose comes as ammunition to the BJP to attack the Congress ahead of assembly polls in 2018.

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