05-06-2009, 02:55 AM
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pioneer.com
Parvaiz Sultan | New Delhi
The last day of campaigning in the Capital was a day for candidates to show their strength among voters in their respective constituencies.
Chandni Chowk BJP candidate Vijender Gupta on Tuesday came forth with allegations against his opponent Kapil Sibal, Union Minister and the Congress candidate, ranging from his involvement in a weather radar scam to defending the accused of the countryâs biggest scam.
<b>Gupta also demanded a CBI inquiry as to how the Congress managed to ask rivals Shoaib Iqbal and now Haji Dilshad to pull out of the election and support candidates of the Congress. </b>
Attacking Sibal on the radar scam case, Gupta alleged that the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), which comes under the purview of Sibal, the Union Minister of Science and Technology, awarded a tender for the supply of S Band Doppler Weather Radars to a Chinese company violating the tender procedure and provided an unfair advantage.
<b>âThe job was awarded to Beijing Metstar at the value for Rs 105.85 crore ignoring the lowest quotation of Rs 98. 06 crore. Beijing Metstar is not the manufacturer but only an assembler,â Gupta said, placing a copy of a letter written by Bharat Heavy Electronic Limited (BHEL) to IMD highlighting the irregularities committed while awarding the contract</b>. He was addressing a Press conference at the Delhi State BJP office.
The radars were also manufactured by BHEL, he said. âThe tender was given to a company in China. Radars are related to the national security and safety and the country is better equipped to develop these technologies,â Gupta said. Demanding a CBI probe into the matter, Gupta said Sibal should step down from the Cabinet.
Gupta further alleged that the Congress party is known for its horsetrading which it is again engaging in to win the elections. Speaking to mediapersons, Gupta claimed that the withdrawal of candidature of Haji Dilshad Ali, the BSP contestant from North-East Delhi, exactly two days before the polls was a clear example of the fact.
â<b>The Congress is anxious and it has realised that it is all set to lose seven seats in Delhi. Therefore it is not deterring from indulging in unfair practices. The nervous party is now buying candidates of other parties which is not good for the democracy,â</b> Gupta said.
<b>âWhat has happened in North-East Delhi seat on Monday, we all know. Haji Dilshad Ali, the BSP candidate, was won over with money. Shoaib Iqbal, the LJP nominee, was also purchased earlier,â</b> Gupta said.
Urging the minority community to vote for BJP, the BJP aspirant also demanded a CBI inquiry into how Sibal convinced Iqbal not to contest the election. <b>âPeople like Dilshad and Iqbal are playing with the sentiments of Muslims in connivance with the Congress party. Now the Muslim bhai have realised that to teach them a lesson, they must vote for BJP,â </b>he said, adding that wherever he went during his campaigning in Walled City; he received overwhelming response from Muslim voters.
Nand Kishore Garg, former MLA, who was also present at the Press conference, alleged Dilshad received money for retiring from the election in favour of Congress. Seeking appropriate action against Jai Parkash Agarwal, the Congress candidate from North-East Delhi, he said, âI have written to the Election Commission that action should be taken against JP Agarwal and his candidature should also be cancelled.â
<b>âIt was Sibal who defended Lalu Prasad, accused in the countryâs biggest financial scam. Sibal also owns a house in Patna. And they claim to eliminate terrorism and corruption from the country!â </b>Gupta said.
Gupta further questioned the wealth showed by Sibal in his affidavit.<b> âSibal is saying that he has not been practicing law since 2004. How has his wealth risen to Rs 23 crore from Rs seven crore in five years?â</b> he said.
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pioneer.com
Parvaiz Sultan | New Delhi
The last day of campaigning in the Capital was a day for candidates to show their strength among voters in their respective constituencies.
Chandni Chowk BJP candidate Vijender Gupta on Tuesday came forth with allegations against his opponent Kapil Sibal, Union Minister and the Congress candidate, ranging from his involvement in a weather radar scam to defending the accused of the countryâs biggest scam.
<b>Gupta also demanded a CBI inquiry as to how the Congress managed to ask rivals Shoaib Iqbal and now Haji Dilshad to pull out of the election and support candidates of the Congress. </b>
Attacking Sibal on the radar scam case, Gupta alleged that the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), which comes under the purview of Sibal, the Union Minister of Science and Technology, awarded a tender for the supply of S Band Doppler Weather Radars to a Chinese company violating the tender procedure and provided an unfair advantage.
<b>âThe job was awarded to Beijing Metstar at the value for Rs 105.85 crore ignoring the lowest quotation of Rs 98. 06 crore. Beijing Metstar is not the manufacturer but only an assembler,â Gupta said, placing a copy of a letter written by Bharat Heavy Electronic Limited (BHEL) to IMD highlighting the irregularities committed while awarding the contract</b>. He was addressing a Press conference at the Delhi State BJP office.
The radars were also manufactured by BHEL, he said. âThe tender was given to a company in China. Radars are related to the national security and safety and the country is better equipped to develop these technologies,â Gupta said. Demanding a CBI probe into the matter, Gupta said Sibal should step down from the Cabinet.
Gupta further alleged that the Congress party is known for its horsetrading which it is again engaging in to win the elections. Speaking to mediapersons, Gupta claimed that the withdrawal of candidature of Haji Dilshad Ali, the BSP contestant from North-East Delhi, exactly two days before the polls was a clear example of the fact.
â<b>The Congress is anxious and it has realised that it is all set to lose seven seats in Delhi. Therefore it is not deterring from indulging in unfair practices. The nervous party is now buying candidates of other parties which is not good for the democracy,â</b> Gupta said.
<b>âWhat has happened in North-East Delhi seat on Monday, we all know. Haji Dilshad Ali, the BSP candidate, was won over with money. Shoaib Iqbal, the LJP nominee, was also purchased earlier,â</b> Gupta said.
Urging the minority community to vote for BJP, the BJP aspirant also demanded a CBI inquiry into how Sibal convinced Iqbal not to contest the election. <b>âPeople like Dilshad and Iqbal are playing with the sentiments of Muslims in connivance with the Congress party. Now the Muslim bhai have realised that to teach them a lesson, they must vote for BJP,â </b>he said, adding that wherever he went during his campaigning in Walled City; he received overwhelming response from Muslim voters.
Nand Kishore Garg, former MLA, who was also present at the Press conference, alleged Dilshad received money for retiring from the election in favour of Congress. Seeking appropriate action against Jai Parkash Agarwal, the Congress candidate from North-East Delhi, he said, âI have written to the Election Commission that action should be taken against JP Agarwal and his candidature should also be cancelled.â
<b>âIt was Sibal who defended Lalu Prasad, accused in the countryâs biggest financial scam. Sibal also owns a house in Patna. And they claim to eliminate terrorism and corruption from the country!â </b>Gupta said.
Gupta further questioned the wealth showed by Sibal in his affidavit.<b> âSibal is saying that he has not been practicing law since 2004. How has his wealth risen to Rs 23 crore from Rs seven crore in five years?â</b> he said.
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