BJP attacks 'save democracy march' of Congress

The party said regardless of what Congress says the govt is going to probe VVIP chopper scam fairly

Hitting back at Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, BJP today dubbed the party's 'save democracy march' as 'save family' campaign and asserted that regardless of what she says the government is going to probe the VVIP chopper scam fairly and promptly.

Addressing a press conference, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said it has been a practice with the Congress that whenever an "earnest investigation" is done, it treats it as anti-national and an attack on democracy.

"If a case of corruption is being probed honestly, then how does it become anti-national? The fight is not with your (Gandhi) family but corruption. Congress should answer why does trail of all corruption cases lead to you? A series of scams has become a benchmark of Congress government.

"Every attempt was made to put obstacles in the AgustaWestland probe. Regardless of what Congress says, this government is going to prosecute (accused) in a fair manner. Probe will be done in a fairest manner and promptly," he told the media.

Today's march was a "save family" campaign of Sonia and Rahul Gandhi, he said.

Attacking the Congress chief, he said if she claims she fears none, then why is she afraid of a fair investigation.

Alleging that the UPA government committed scams in sky (AgustaWestland), land (Adarsh), sea (submarine) and underground (coal), he sought to know why two key people, former governors M K Narayanan and B V Wanchoo were not questioned in the VVIP chopper scam. It was done only after the NDA came to power, he said

Raising more questions, he said the Congress should show concern over probity and propriety.

Targeting the Gandhi family, he said when Indira Gandhi faced legal trouble prompting her to impose Emergency and Rajiv Gandhi faced questions in Bofors case, these were termed anti-national and as an attack on democracy and this was happening again.

"Their language has not changed in 40-45 years but the nation has," he said.

Making a jibe at the presence of Robert Vadra's poster in the Congress' march, he said it may be a design to "complete the family".

BJP National Secretary Shrikant Sharma said the whole purpose of the march was to save family and its son-in-law and that is Vadra's posters were put up.