New Delhi, March 17: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) launched a sharp attack on the Congress party on Tuesday, revisiting the infamous ‘Cash for Vote’ scandal. This renewed focus coincides with the 15th anniversary of the WikiLeaks revelations, which the BJP claims exposed how the Congress-led government at the time compromised democracy to secure a vote of confidence.
In a post on its official ‘X’ handle, the BJP recalled the events of March 17, 2011. According to the party, the leaked diplomatic cables from that day caused a significant upheaval in Indian politics.
The post stated that these revelations alleged that during the crucial confidence vote in 2008, allies of the ruling Congress leadership displayed boxes filled with cash to garner support from MPs, aiming to save the Manmohan Singh government. This vote was called to test the government’s legitimacy following the controversial India-US nuclear deal.
The issue first gained prominence in 2008 when three BJP MPs—Ashok Argal, Faggan Singh Kulaste, and Mahavir Singh Bhagora—created a sensation in the Lok Sabha by waving bundles of cash. They claimed they were offered ₹1 crore each to abstain from voting.
The BJP’s post emphasized that this vote was meant to determine the government’s legitimacy, but it became infamously known as the ‘Cash for Vote’ scandal. The party alleged that the sanctity of Parliament was called into question and that there was a perception that representatives were influenced through monetary means.
Targeting Congress, the BJP remarked that the party, which speaks of strengthening democracy, still has images of cash bundles being waved in Parliament fresh in people’s minds.
The BJP described this incident as a ‘dark chapter’ in Indian politics and questioned whether Congress had indeed sold democracy.
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