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THURSDAY, MAY 2, 2019 (PAGE 14) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Cong will not cut into UP Gathbandhan’s Amrapali Group committed first degree BJP using martyrdom of jawans for election purposes: Mayawati vote, damage BJP: Priyanka crime by cheating home buyers: SC BARABANKI (UP), May 1: able to save them (BJP) even if SALON (Uttar Pradesh), May 1: NEW DELHI, May 1: Amrapali but in reality Rs 60 to pointed out that promoters of all their big and small 'chowki- Rs 70 crore was put in by them. Amrapali did not invest a single BSP chief Mayawati dars' (watchmen) get together Dismissing suggestions Amrapali Group has com- "We have to believe the penny in real estate firm and today accused the BJP of and make an all out effort," that the Congress will cut into mitted a "first degree crime" by forensic auditors and their home buyers money was used using the martyrdom of she said. votes of the SP-BSP-RLD cheating thousands of home report looking at your dubious for the construction of high rise jawans for election purposes Warning people that her alliance, Priyanka Gandhi buyers and no matter how pow- conduct. We believe them. You buildings. and regretted that the coun- political opponents have Vadra today said her party has erful the people behind this (Amrapali) have yourself admit- They pointed out that there try's borders are still not "adopted every trick" to win fielded candidates either with mess they will be booked and ted in your earlier affidavit that were irregularities in the sale of totally secure. the elections, Mayawati said prospects of victory or having prosecuted, the Supreme Court Rs 2,990 crore of home buyers Amrapali's hotels in Bareilly of She also alleged that like the said today. people should not fall for tall potential to damage the BJP’s money was diverted and now Uttar Pradesh and Deoghar of previous Congress government, "Fate is written on the wall" election promises and allure- chances. you are claiming that there was Jharkhand. for the group and its directors, the BJP dispensation too is ments. Asked whether she was no diversion. You have made a Agrawal had pointed out that the top court said while declin- using the CBI, ED and the "During the last Lok Sabha afraid of contesting against peon as your director and he funds over Rs 400 crore were ing to hear their claims of no Income Tax department against election, the prime minister Prime Minister Narendra Modi purchases shares worth crores of diverted through three compa- wrong doing. its political opponents for elec- (Narendra Modi) had the from Varanasi, the Congress rupees for Amrapali. Is this not nies Bihariji Highrise Pvt Ltd, toral gains. The embattled real estate correct," the bench said. Jotindra Steel and Tubes Ltd and country dream of 'achche din' general secretary said she was "Under such circum- firm "cheated everybody includ- Luthra said the group acted Mauria Udyog Ltd. and made promises even one- not scared at all and that she ing home buyers, banks and in a bona fide manner and in the On February 28, the apex stance, the electorate have to fourth of which were not ful- joined politics “for good”. authorities and indulged in interest of home buyers but the court had allowed the Delhi see to it that neither the BJP filled. This is because most of “If Priyanka Gandhi gets cartelization to prevent the Debt problems started after the com- police to arrest Amrapali group nor the Congress... comes to their time was devoted to sav- scared, she will sit at home and Recovery Tribunal from auc- pany ran into litigation. CMD Anil Sharma and two power at the centre," the BSP ing their capitalists friends and not do politics. I am in politics tioning its unencumbered prop- Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra during Amrapali Group claimed directors on a complaint that chief said at an election meet- making them richer," she for good and will be there,” she erties", it said. "The limit of an election campaign in Amethi on Wednesday. that they had received Rs 11,057 home-buyers of their various ing here. claimed. said. your fraud touched the sky." Gandhi family. When we come “a kisan apman (insult) crore from the home buyers and housing projects were cheated Claiming that the BJP will The BSP president also The Congress general sec- A bench of Justices Arun here we do not talk about our yojana”. they have constructed five proj- and duped of their funds. be voted out of power this time accused the Congress of ignor- retary in-charge of eastern Mishra and U U Lalit said it can- family. We talk about problems The Congress general sec- ects in Indirapuram of Delhi- The top court, which is seized because of its pro-RSS, capi- ing the contributions of B R Uttar Pradesh also hit out at not believe the justification given of people, but they target our retary attacked Union minister NCR and gave their possession of several pleas of home-buyers talist, communal and casteist Ambedkar and said like the the BJP for what she called its by Amrapali for alleged diversion to home buyers. seeking possession of around policies, Mayawati said no family in half of their speeches,” and BJP candidate from of funds of over Rs 3,500 crore, implementation of the Mandal “obsession” with the Gandhi "Your (Amrapali Group and 42,000 flats booked in projects of amount of "drama" or 'jumle- said Priyanka. Amethi constituency Smriti looking at its dubious conduct. Commission report, Bharat family when the focus should its directors) fate is written on the Amrapali group, also ordered On the decision of her not Irani. "You have committed a first bazi' (rhetoric) will help the Ratna was awarded to the archi- be on solving people’s prob- the wall. We are not inclined to attachment of personal properties being fielded from Varanasi, she “By distributing shoes, she degree crime by cheating thou- party. tect of the Constitution only lems. hear your bona fide claims look- of the CMD and directors -- Shiv said if she had contested from has insulted people of sands of home buyers. We should "The borders of the country when V P Singh was the prime On the political landscape in ing at your dubious conduct," Priya and Ajay Kumar. the temple town, she would Amethi... They say that there have cancelled the licences of are not totally secure under the minister. Uttar Pradesh, Priyanka said, the bench said. The trio, under the detention BJP government as a result of have been confined to only one is parivarwaad (dynastic poli- statutory auditors of Amrapali for At the outset, the bench also of Uttar Pradesh police and kept "When V P Singh sought our “We have carefully chosen can- which terror attacks are taking constituency. tics), but this is the love of the indulging in fraudulent practise pulled up Bank of Baroda and in a hotel at Noida since October support for his government, we didates so that either Congress “I am not dejected that I am people of Amethi, which our long back and sent them to jail. other lenders, who have given 9 last year by the apex court for place and several jawans are put forth two conditions-Bharat wins or they cut into BJP’s not contesting from Varanasi. I family is getting...When I was "We are saying in open court hefty loans to Amrapali Group not complying with its orders, being martyred. It is most Ratna for Ambedkar and imple- votes. Congress is not at all cut- that there are powerful people wanted to campaign and 12-year-old, I had seen barren for failing to monitor and con- was in for a shock when the unfortunate that they are any- mentation of Mandal ting into votes of the ‘UP gath- behind this mess but no matter how using this for election strengthen Congress in eastern land, and I remember my trol the diversion and usage of court ordered the arrest on a plea Commission report, which he bandhan’.” how powerful they are, we will Uttar Pradesh. Had I contested funds by the reality firms. by Economic Offence Wing purposes," the BSP supremo accepted. But the BJP, which Priyanka was talking to the father seeking your support, book them and prosecute them. from Varanasi I would have got The daylong hearing (EOW) of Delhi Police saying said. was giving outside support, did media during her campaign trail and today there is greenery,” We are not going to spare any- confined to Varanasi alone and remained inconclusive and that it wanted to quiz them in a "The new 'dramebazi' of not like this and withdrew," she in Amethi where her brother she said and referred to vari- body," the bench said. would not have been able to would continue tomorrow. separate cheating case.(PTI) 'chowkidar' will also not be said. (PTI) Rahul Gandhi is seeking re- ous works done by her father The hard hitting remarks of Two forensic auditors -- work for strengthening the and former Prime Minister the bench came after senior election. party,” she said. Pawan Agrawal and Ravi Bhatia - Rajiv Gandhi and by her advocates Geeta Luthra and The Samajwadi Party (SP), “There is a lot of work to do - in their fresh report said yester- Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and brother Rahul Gandhi. Gaurav Bhatia, appearing for day that Amrapali has diverted in eastern Uttar Pradesh and we the group, said there was no the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) The Salon assembly segment over Rs 3,500 crore of home buy- have to defeat the BJP in Uttar wrong doing done on their part forged an alliance months Pradesh and strengthen the in Rae Bareli district falls under ers money to different projects.