New Delhi: The war of words between the Congress and the BJP over loan frauds and farm distress got shriller on Monday with BJP president Amit Shah attacking the rival party over an alleged Rs 109 crore bank fraud in which Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh’s son-in-law has been booked by the CBI.
Seeking to turn the tables on the Opposition party that has been blaming the Modi government for the PNB and Rotomac loan frauds, Mr Shah said that it is shameful that the Punjab Chief Minister’s relative, employed in Uttar Pradesh-based Simbhaoli Sugars company, pocketed money meant for farmers.
“Punjab CM’s son-in-law pockets money meant for India’s hardworking farmers. What can be more shameful than this! #CongressLootsFarmers,” tweeted Mr Shah.
Captain Amarinder Singh’s son-in-law Gurpal Singh is among 11 officials of the company booked by the CBI on February 22 for causing a loss of Rs 109 crore to Oriental Bank of Commerce. Gurpal Singh, one of the deputy MDs in Simbhaoli Sugars, is married to Captain Singh’s daughter Jai Inder Kaur.
