Ripun seeks SC monitored probe against Modi

BY OUR STAFF REPORTER
GUWAHATI, Dec 22: APCC president Ripun Bora today demanded an independent enquiry by a Supreme Court judge or by SIT, monitored by Supreme Court, into the alleged ‘corruption’ by Prime Minister rendra Modi.  Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday alleged that Sahara paid Rs 40 crore to rendra Modi before he became prime minister. He claimed that when Modi was the chief minister of Gujarat, he received multiple payments spread across 2013-14 from the company. Rahul claimed that when the Income-Tax department raided Sahara’s premises in 2014, they recovered documents showing that payments have been made to Modi between the months of October 2013 and February 2014. Bora said that the APCC will stage a demonstration on January 15 across the State and will submit memorandum to President Prab Mukherjee in this regard.