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Kejriwal attacks Modi on gas issue
Kejriwal attacks Modi on gas issue, Reliance gas issue, Narendra Modi, Gas price, Kejriwal Attacks. "This creates suspicion over your relations with Mukesh Amabani
- Make election expenses of BJP public, says Kejriwal
- Questions silence of BJP and Congress on gas pricing
- Kejriwal criticises TN Govt decision to release convicts
New Delhi: Training his guns on BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate again over the Reliance gas issue, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday asked Narendra Modi whether he will bring down the gas price if he comes to power.
In a letter written to Modi by former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, the party has asked him to make the election expenses of the BJP public and also the people who fund the party's election campaign.
"You are a Prime Ministerial candidate, but why are you still quiet over the issue. A common man wants to know whether if your party forms government and you become the Prime Minister, would you bring down the gas price from 8 dollar per unit to 4 dollar?" said the letter, which Kejriwal read out to the media in a press conference.
He also questioned the silence of the BJP and the Congress over the issue and wondered whether they were quiet because of their close relations with Reliance Industries Ltd Chairman Mukesh Ambani. "Parimal Nathvani, the group president of the Mukesh Ambani companies, was recently elected to Rajya Sabha with your help.
"This creates suspicion over your relations with Mukesh Amabani. What is your relation with Mukesh Ambani?" the letter added. Kejriwal alleged that the UPA government is being run by Mukesh Ambani and if Modi comes to power, would his government be also run by the Reliance Industries Chairman? he asked. "You in your speeches talk about bringing back the money from Swiss banks, but the Ambani brothers have money in these banks. If you have good relations with the Ambanis and if they fund you, then would you bring back the black money," he said.
Kejriwal said that the party would write a similar letter to Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi. "To Rahul, we would say the decision (of increasing the gas price) was taken by the government which is known to run by his family. We want him to speak on the issue," he said. He added that the party would not take a single penny from Mukesh Ambani as election fund.
Criticising Tamil Nadu government's decision to release all seven convicts in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today said such a decision would send a wrong message. "We feel this should not happen. If we start letting off people like this, this would send an incorrect message," Kejriwal said.
