'BJP Worker' exchanged crores after note ban, Opp releases 'Sting Tape'

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'BJP Worker' exchanged crores after note ban, Opp releases 'Sting Tape'

It is claimed the tape aired by the opposition parties was prepared by seven journalists.

Tuesday March 26, 2019 10:26 PM, ummid.com News Network

New Delhi: The Opposition parties Tuesday released a tape showing an alleged worker of the ruling Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) exchanging banned notes after demonetisation.

While releasing what they called the "sting tape", leaders from half a dozen opposition parties including Congress alleged that the move to ban 500 and 1000 currency notes by Prime Minister Modi on November 08, 2016 was to loot people's money and enrich the ruling party.

“The prime minister said the note ban would end corruption and black money. But he did not tell the real truth behind it. The demonetisation was actually used to loot the poor. Some ‘chowkidars’ betrayed the nation and money was picked from ordinary man’s pocket,” former Union Law Minister and senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal said while addressing a press conference.

Kapil Sibal was flanked by Congress leaders Ghulam Nabi Azad, Ahmed Patel, Mallikarjun Kharge, Sharad Yadav from Loktantrik Janata Dal, Hemant Soren of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha and Manoj Jha from Rashtriya Janata Dal among others.

Sibal said several people associated with the ruling party played a role in this. He said all the money shown in the tape was exchanged after December 31, 2016.

“That could only have been possible with the help of banks, police, political leaders, bank managers, officials and other people sitting at the top", he said.

The voice in the "sting tape" said they approached a BJP worker in Ahmedabad and told him that they want to exchange Rs 5 crore in old currency. The worker then allegedly took them to a BJP office in Gandhinagar. The tape showed the worker moving in the party office while talking over a phone.

He said there was a major conspiracy behind demonetisation. “No one can commit a bigger crime against the nation, this is nothing but treason. What can be a bigger crime than looting the exchequer and enriching the party?”

“After watching this video clip, the country has to decide who is chor (thief) and who is chowkidar (guard)? Who is a patriot and who is an anti-national?” Sibal said taking a dig at PM Modi.

It is claimed during the press conference that the video tape aired by the opposition parties was prepared by seven journalists, and it was originally published by a website.

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