Monday, August 12, 2013

Political party or mafia gang?

Why is the Congress so keen to get parliament to pass the Food Security Bill, which is considered dangerous for the economy by most economists because it will add another Rs 2.5 trillion to government expenditure, increase fiscal deficit, increase inflation and will not improve malnutrition because it is designed to dish out cereals at throwaway prices but does not provide proteins, vitamins or essential minerals and so will do nothing for childhood anemia, stunting or intellectual growth. The Congress reasons that the masses that make up its " vote bank " are poor,hungry and illiterate enough to be treated like animals where you throw them some food and expect them to wag their tails and vote for the Congress in extreme gratitude. And the reason that the Congress is desperate enough to sacrifice the future of the country is because the son-in-law of the chief, Ms Sonia Gandhi has been accused of being a land shark. TOI, 12 July. In his reply to an inquiry commission set up by the Haryana government, Haryana IAS officer, Ashok Khemka has alleged that Mr Robert Vadra's firm was involved in " forgery, falsification and sham transactions ". Vadra's company, Skylight Hospitality bought 3.53 acres of land in Shikohpur in 2008 from Onkareshwar Properties for Rs 75 million and then got permission to build a colony from the town and country department within 18 days. At that time Skylight's total capital was just Rs 100,000 and had only 2 shareholders, who were Mr Vadra and his mother Maureen. The land and the permission were then transferred to DLF for Rs 580 million, making a profit of Rs 426.1 million. Mr Khemka further alleges that the cheque for Rs 75 million, drawn on Corporation Bank was fictitious and that the entire transaction was a sham. " This funding from DLF group was used to clear dues of Rs 79.5 million, ie Rs 75 million towards cost of land plus Rs 450,000 towards stamp duty," says Mr Khemka. In other words Mr Vadra showed a fictitious transaction to get permission to build a colony on agricultural land from the Congress government of Haryana and sold it to DLF for profit without acquiring the land himself. Mr Khemka reckons that Haryana could have lost Rs 3.5 trillion in stamp duty from bogus land deals in the last 8 years. The reaction of the Congress to these charges? They abused Mr Khemka, calling him a BJP stooge. This is how the mafia works.

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