BACKGROUND
Arvind Kejriwal and activists of Rashtriya Vikalang Party (RVP) on Friday were marching towards the Prime Minister’s Race Course residence demanding resignation and arrest of Union Minister Salman Khurshid over allegations of irregularities by an NGO run by him. They were stopped and detained when they refused to disperse.They staged a sit-in and Arvind Kejriwal announced an indefinite agitation.Protest and march was organised by Rashtriya Vikalang Party (RVP) and Khejrival was invited as guest.
Allegation
Team is protesting over financial irregularities in NGO of Law Minister Salman Khurshid(name of NGO is Zakir Hussain Memorial Trust) that are indicated in the report of CAG(Comptroller and Auditor General ).
KK Dikshit( president of Rashtriya Viklang Party (RVP) alleged that Khurshid's NGO siphoned off funds meant for the disabled.
According to the report of report of CAG the Union Social Welfare and Empowerment Ministry had granted Rs 71.50 lakh to the Khurshids' NGO for distributing tricycles and hearing aids to the disabled in 17 districts of Uttar Pradesh. Report states that grant wasn't fully utilised,with the trust giving out wrong information.The draft report also suspects fraud in the accounts of Mr Khurshid's trust.
Salman Khurshid is the president of the trust, his wife Louise Khurshid is the project director.
IN DEFENSEKhurshid's wife in defense have said that Khejrival is listing only three people who did not get tricycles and hearing aids. She said if they had done fraud on a mass scale than there would be thousand of people(who did not get the equipment/aids) but there are just three allegations out of the thousands.
Khurshid later today after returning from London held a press conference showing pictures of 34 camps held by his NGO in 2009 and 2010 across several districts in UP as proof that allegations against him are baseless
They also filed a civil defamation case in the Delhi High Court against the TV Today Group(Aaj tak) which also questioned the fraud .
Khejrival however question all the proof that Khurshid put in press conference saying" the photos he showed today do not come under the time frame. We will bring out more evidence tomorrow(Monday,Oct,15),"
Political Poles
-Government as usual defended Khurshid saying it a "stunt for cheap publicity."|We want to ask that is CAG's report is also a stunt for cheap publiciy|
-While opposition used the opportunity to corner a government
Source:http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/arvind-kerjriwal-using-disabled-for-politics-khurshid-s-wife_805479.html
http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/arvind-kejriwal-scoffs-at-salman-khurshid-s-proof-says-photos-shown-of-a-different-time-279561
Arvind Kejriwal and activists of Rashtriya Vikalang Party (RVP) on Friday were marching towards the Prime Minister’s Race Course residence demanding resignation and arrest of Union Minister Salman Khurshid over allegations of irregularities by an NGO run by him. They were stopped and detained when they refused to disperse.They staged a sit-in and Arvind Kejriwal announced an indefinite agitation.Protest and march was organised by Rashtriya Vikalang Party (RVP) and Khejrival was invited as guest.
Allegation
Team is protesting over financial irregularities in NGO of Law Minister Salman Khurshid(name of NGO is Zakir Hussain Memorial Trust) that are indicated in the report of CAG(Comptroller and Auditor General ).
KK Dikshit( president of Rashtriya Viklang Party (RVP) alleged that Khurshid's NGO siphoned off funds meant for the disabled.
According to the report of report of CAG the Union Social Welfare and Empowerment Ministry had granted Rs 71.50 lakh to the Khurshids' NGO for distributing tricycles and hearing aids to the disabled in 17 districts of Uttar Pradesh. Report states that grant wasn't fully utilised,with the trust giving out wrong information.The draft report also suspects fraud in the accounts of Mr Khurshid's trust.
Salman Khurshid is the president of the trust, his wife Louise Khurshid is the project director.
IN DEFENSEKhurshid's wife in defense have said that Khejrival is listing only three people who did not get tricycles and hearing aids. She said if they had done fraud on a mass scale than there would be thousand of people(who did not get the equipment/aids) but there are just three allegations out of the thousands.
Khurshid later today after returning from London held a press conference showing pictures of 34 camps held by his NGO in 2009 and 2010 across several districts in UP as proof that allegations against him are baseless
They also filed a civil defamation case in the Delhi High Court against the TV Today Group(Aaj tak) which also questioned the fraud .
Khejrival however question all the proof that Khurshid put in press conference saying" the photos he showed today do not come under the time frame. We will bring out more evidence tomorrow(Monday,Oct,15),"
Political Poles
-Government as usual defended Khurshid saying it a "stunt for cheap publicity."|We want to ask that is CAG's report is also a stunt for cheap publiciy|
-While opposition used the opportunity to corner a government
Source:http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/arvind-kerjriwal-using-disabled-for-politics-khurshid-s-wife_805479.html
http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/arvind-kejriwal-scoffs-at-salman-khurshid-s-proof-says-photos-shown-of-a-different-time-279561
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