 "Modi should come clean on his election funding: Rajmohan")
Launching a fresh attack on Narendra Modi, AAP leader Rajmohan Gandhi today said the BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate should come clean on his election funding and subject himself to media scrutiny on his so-called achievements.
Gandhi said that he was in favour of AAP's national convenor Arvind Kejriwal taking on Modi in Varanasi since the Gujarat Chief Minister was under the impression that nobody was willing to challenge him.
"Nobody was taking him (Modi)on. He has never met any journalist for any frank questions, except for a pre-arranged special interview. Very few journalists have had the opportunity to ask him questions like that. He had become beyond attack, but now Arvind Kejriwal has asked some basic questions which have occurred to everybody", Gandhi, grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, told PTI in an interview.
"He has these huge rallies and travels in a chartered plane. Fundamentally, there is nothing wrong in that, there could be a good reason for that. But you should say who pays for the rally," he said.
Gandhi, a noted academician, said that Modi's claims did not match with reality.
"His claims are inconsistent with the record. Suppose, he had done anything on corruption in Gujarat then he could say I will solve corruption. There is no suggestion that he did that," he said.
Gandhi, who takes on two-time MP from Congress Sandeep Dixit, who has represented East Delhi since 2004, said that he chose to contest from that constituency only after consultation with the party.
"East Delhi was chosen in consultation with the party. East Delhi has been strong in support of Aam Aadmi Party. It also has important link with UP, and has industries. It has population living from all parts of India."
Gandhi, who begun campaigning in East Delhi a couple of weeks back, noted that the constituency lacked infrastructure.
"It is greatly in need of infrastructure and there is a challenge. There is a long list of problems. Sanitation is a problem, parking of vehicle, water sewage, insecurity of women and it is not well protected.
"Half of Okhla pays Rs 2000 a month per home for drinking water because there is no water available. MCD is with BJP and Congress has been at the Centre and in the state and problems have not been addressed," he said, adding that these problems could be addressed only in cooperation with MLAs, Municipal Corporation and DDA.
Gandhi said that he was in favour of AAP's national convenor Arvind Kejriwal taking on Modi in Varanasi since the Gujarat Chief Minister was under the impression that nobody was willing to challenge him.
"Nobody was taking him (Modi)on. He has never met any journalist for any frank questions, except for a pre-arranged special interview. Very few journalists have had the opportunity to ask him questions like that. He had become beyond attack, but now Arvind Kejriwal has asked some basic questions which have occurred to everybody", Gandhi, grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, told PTI in an interview.
"He has these huge rallies and travels in a chartered plane. Fundamentally, there is nothing wrong in that, there could be a good reason for that. But you should say who pays for the rally," he said.
Gandhi, a noted academician, said that Modi's claims did not match with reality.
"His claims are inconsistent with the record. Suppose, he had done anything on corruption in Gujarat then he could say I will solve corruption. There is no suggestion that he did that," he said.
Gandhi, who takes on two-time MP from Congress Sandeep Dixit, who has represented East Delhi since 2004, said that he chose to contest from that constituency only after consultation with the party.
"East Delhi was chosen in consultation with the party. East Delhi has been strong in support of Aam Aadmi Party. It also has important link with UP, and has industries. It has population living from all parts of India."
Gandhi, who begun campaigning in East Delhi a couple of weeks back, noted that the constituency lacked infrastructure.
"It is greatly in need of infrastructure and there is a challenge. There is a long list of problems. Sanitation is a problem, parking of vehicle, water sewage, insecurity of women and it is not well protected.
"Half of Okhla pays Rs 2000 a month per home for drinking water because there is no water available. MCD is with BJP and Congress has been at the Centre and in the state and problems have not been addressed," he said, adding that these problems could be addressed only in cooperation with MLAs, Municipal Corporation and DDA.
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