Pm, Sonia Will Be In The Dock In Parliament Over Black Money Issue: Advani

JALANDHAR: Announcing that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi will be in the dock on the issue of black money stashed abroad during the coming winter session of Parliament, BJP leader L K Advani, during his Jan Chetna Rath Yatra, also sought to link inflation with "massive corruption" in UPA government.

Advani while addressing two rallies here on Monday - one in Chuggitti Chowk organized by Jalandhar Central MLA and former minister Manoranjan Kalia and the other in Pathankot Chowk organized by two BJP MLAS and Jalandhar Mayor - said that the issue of black money stashed abroad has never been discussed in Parliament.

"In the winter session starting on November 22, BJP will take the initiative to strongly raise the issue in Parliament and Manmohan Singh and Sonia Gandhi will be put in the dock to explain the position of the government on the issue," Advani said.

"This issue has never been discussed in Parliament through it is very important as it concerns the economic condition of the common man," he said.

"It is being said that three MPs are also holding their accounts in Swiss banks, I don't who they are but government should reveal their identities," he added.

As he raked up the issue of black money, Advani - flanked by his wife Kamla Advani, had daughter daughter Pratibha Advani capturing the people's response in her video camera from behind his shoulders.

Advani also lashed out at the PM saying that there was a direct link between the price rise of basic commodities and corruption in the government. "An economist is running the government and he understands well how to control prices but for the massive corruption in the government," Advani said.
Mocking claims of the government boasting of the country's high GDP, Advani expanded the abbreviation to increase in Gas Diesel Petrol prices.

Acknowledging the good turnout at Kalia's rally in Chuggitti Chowk, Advani said that the response he got in Jalandhar was unprecedented during the entire course of yatra, despite the noon timing. He claimed that though Ram Rath Yatra was miraculous for him but the response to his Jan Chetna Yatra was the biggest as compared to his other six yatras.