Cong slams PM's 'silence' on CBI officer's M K Sinha's allegations

The Congress on Tuesday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his "silence" on the allegations made by CBI DIG M K Sinha in the plea submitted before the Supreme Court and said it is an insult to democracy and an affront to the nation's collective intelligence.

Congress spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi said the allegations made by the CBI official has left Modi's anti-corruption plank in tatters and have opened a Pandora's box. The opposition party said it has pinned its hopes on the Supreme Court that it will "fix this mess".

There was no immediate reaction by the government or the BJP on the charges.

Singhvi said, "Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government as usual have maintained a maun vrat' (vow of silence) on the entire petition. This silence has gone on for too long and we will not stand for it. The protracted silence of the current dispensation is an insult to our democracy which mandates a government to be transparent in its dealings.

"This silence of the BJP, broken only by outlandish blog posts or press conferences by their Union Ministers who are in no way connected to the matter at hand, is an affront to the collective intelligence of the nation."