Jaipal Reddy mocks at Jaitely's remarks on corruption

Taking a dig at Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's remark that corruption had been removed from India's political dictionary under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, senior Congress leader Jaipal Reddy today said he will not take BJP's claims of cleanliness for granted.
"If corruption happens it will come to be known at least three to four years later. It will be known in 2018, by which time they will be politically hanged. I don't take their claims of cleanliness for granted," Reddy told reporters here.
Marking a year in office of the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre, Jaitley had launched an all-round attack on the previous UPA government saying, "Herein lies the difference between UPA's crony capitalism and institutional destruction and NDA's liberalisation and anti-corruption, combined with an emphasis on both strengthening institution building and social security for the poor and vulnerable."

Criticising Modi, Reddy said the Prime Minister had made extravagant promises but the delivery so far had been "depressing".
On the promise of Modi to bring back black money stashed abroad, Reddy said never did anybody in Indian political history made such a grand promise and failed to do it.
"What is the result? Has he (PM) been able to make any beginning and quantify the black money stashed outside? Never did in the history of Indian politics had anybody made such a grand promise, and failed to do it in such a miserable fashion," he said.

On bill pertaining to black money, he alleged Modi was throwing dust in the eyes and urged the Prime Minister to bring back the black money in civilised manner. "He (PM) is throwing dust in the eyes ... I want the black money back in civilised manner," he said.

He also alleged that the NDA government was calling non-money bills as money bills and thus "perpetrating a fraud" on the Constitution.
On the controversial Land Bill, the former union minister said with the legislation not finding support among public, the Prime Minister should withdraw it.
"I only will tell Modi, beat your retreat. The public opinion is against it," he said.