Early Times Report
JAMMU, June 15: Pradesh Congress Committee today strongly condemned the continued harassment of Rahul Gandhi by the ED and the police action on the top leadership at the Congress headquarters and the same is totally dictatorial, authoritarian and political vendetta of the Modi government and said that the entire rank and file of the party shall fight democratically against the such undemocratic actions of the BJP government.
Addressing a press conference J&K PCC chief spokesperson Ravinder Sharma along with senior leadership including working President Raman Bhalla said that it is a case of clear vendetta of Modi government against Congress leadership and no illegality has been done by the Congress, rather it has discharged its duty to clear the old liabilities of the National Herald newspaper, including around 67 crores as pending wages of journalists and others employees of the newspaper and rest as dues of the various offices of NH paper including electricity tariff etc.
"Is it a crime to pay the pending dues and liabilities, since newspaper was in loss since decades but it was established by Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru in 1938 to fight the battle of freedom against British Raj, when newspapers were not allowed to carry anti-government news and Congress activities," said Sharma.
We strongly condemn the attitude of the central government which is dictatorial, authoritarian and suppressive and we in one voice condemn the attack, assault and illegal restrictions on senior Congress leaders and workers and elsewhere in different states, he said. Modi government has been indulging in undeclared emergency in the country especially against Congress party, said JKPCC leaders.
Sharma said that Congress gave a loan of Rs. 90 crores to the National Herald from 2002 to 2011, to get it out of financial crisis. He said this loan was paid in around 100 instalments not one go. Out of this 67 crores was paid as pending wages of journalists and other liabilities of the newspaper, rest government dues of power, water etc.
"Since "Young India Trust" was "not for profit trust" none of those managing its affairs, cannot take any benefit or profit out of it. They can neither be owner of any property of National Herald. No one has earned/taken any pecuniary benefit nor can take any such benefit. Then where is scam/illegality or crime," said Sharma. |
