'Mamaji's' son was named in Panama Papers but nothing happened: Rahul Gandhi's veiled attack on MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Congress president had attacked MP CM and PM Modi while addressing a rally in Jhabua on Monday.

Jhabua: Congress president Rahul Gandhi, who is on a two-day whirlwind tour of the BJP-dominated Malwa region in the poll-bound Madhya Pradesh, made a scathing veiled attack on state's Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan who, he alleged, was involved in deep-neck corruption.

Addressing a public meeting in Jhabua, Rahul said that there is "rampant corruption" in the state under the incumbent Shivraj government.

He claimed that the name of the son of 'mamaji' (the chief minister) had figured in the Panama Papers but no action was taken against him.

"Udhar Chowkidar, Idhar Mamaji. Mamaji ke jo bete hai, Panama Papers me unka naam nikalta hai. (On one side, you have the watchman (apparently referring to Modi), on the other side you have 'mamaji'. The name of the son of 'mamaji' figured in Panama Papers)," Rahul said.

"Nawaz Sharif Pakistan ke Prime Minister ka naam nikalta hai..Pakistan jaise desh me unko jail me daal dete hai. Magar Yahan ke chief minister ka beta, uska naam Panama Papers me nikalta hai to koi karyawai nahi hoti (The name of former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif appears in Panama Papers. In a country like Pakistan, he is jailed. Here, the name of the son of a CM figures in Panama Papers but no action is taken)," the Congress chief added.

Name of the son of CM Shivraj Singh Chauhan surfaced in the Panama papers, but no action was taken. Even a country like Pakistan punished its former PM when he was named in the Panama papers: Rahul Gandhi in Jhabua yesterday. #MadhyaPradesh pic.twitter.com/WJ6OOQ3SCT

— ANI (@ANI) October 30, 2018

Though he did not name Shivraj, it was widely believed that Rahul was apparently referring to MP CM.

Rahul further alleged that "rampant corruption took place in the state under the Chief Minister Chouhan including Vyapam, e-tendering and Mahakumbh Mela."

The Gandhi scion also renewed his attack on PM Narendra Modi, alleging that demonetisation in 2016 was carried out to "convert black money of a few rich people into white" and that PM was a "magician" who performed this act.

"The exercise was carried out to convert black money of a few rich people into white," he said.

Alleging that Modi was the "magician" who converted black money into white, the Congress chief said, "Kaisa jadugar hai. Kamaal ka jadugar hai. Ameeron ke liye jadu karta hai, (What a magician he (PM) is. Amazing magician. He does magic for rich people)."

He alleged that "Chowkidar ne chori karwa di (The watchman ensured theft)."

Addressing the gathering, Rahul asked, "When demonetisation was announced, did mothers sitting here stand in queues? Did you see any rich person standing in a queue those days? In the initial two-three days, people had thought that it was a right exercise but after two-three months they realized what happened actually."

The Congress president reiterated that if his party comes to power in Madhya Pradesh, the farmers' loan will be waived within 10 days and "not 11 days".

Criticising BJP and RSS for having two flags, he said that Congress believes in one flag only that is of the nation for which a large number of people including tribals like Birsa Munda among others sacrificed their lives.

However, he was criticised by BJP national general secretary Kailash Vijaywargiya, who termed his allegations as "baseless".

"Probably, Rahul, after visiting Mahakal Temple in Ujjain and after having 'prasad', got influenced by it and levelled these baseless allegations,'' Vijaywargiya said.