Congress hit out Nirmala Sitharaman's remarks on electoral bonds

NEW DELHI:In a scathing attack,Congress Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh on Saturday, hit out at the BJP over finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman's over her remarks that electoral bonds will be brought back after consultations.Ramesh alleged that after looting Rs 4 lakh crore of public money, they want to "continue the loot."

Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh's attack on the BJP came after Sitharaman said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will bring back electoral bonds in some form after consultations with all stakeholders if it is elected back to power after the 2024 general election.

In a post on X, Ramesh said, "Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has declared that if the BJP returns to power, they will bring back the Electoral Bonds that the Supreme Court declared unconstitutional and illegal!"

"We know that the BJP looted Rs. 4 lakh crore of public money in the #PayPM scam. Now they want to continue the loot," he alleged.

Ramesh listed what he said were the "four methods of PayPM."

"Prepaid Bribery - Chanda do, Dhandha Lo. Postpaid Bribery - Theka Do, Rishvat Lo. Combined Cost of Pre-paid and Post-paid Bribes: Rs. 3.8 lakh crores," Ramesh said.

"Post-Raid Bribery - Hafta Vasuli. Cost of Post-Raid Bribes: Rs. 1,853 crores. Farzi Companies - Money Laundering. Cost of Farzi Companies: Rs. 419 crores," he said.

"This is the most important election of our lifetime. Thankfully, as ground reports make clear, this corrupt brigade is on its way out!" the Congress leader asserted.

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