Congress, BJP indulge in political blame game over Yes Bank crisis

New Delhi : The political blame game between Congress and BJP has started over the crisis-laden Yes Bank with latter seeking an explanation from former if they knew about bank's loan growing manifold.

BJP's information and technology wing in-charge Amit Malviya triggered his gun on the Gandhi family. "Every financial crime in India has deep link with the Gandhis. [Vijay] Mallya used to send flight upgrade tickets to Sonia Gandhi. Had access to MMS [Manmohan Singh] and PC [P Chidambaram]. Is absconding. Rahul inaugurated Nirav Modi’s bridal jewellery collection, he defaulted. Rana [Kapoor] bought Priyanka Vadra’s paintings..." Malviya’s tweet read.

Congress came up with a sharp reply and said all the blames are fake.

The Congress said Priyanka Gandhi-Vadra had sold an M F Husain painting of her father Rajiv Gandhi to Yes Bank’s Rana Kapoor for Rs 2 crore and the entire amount was disclosed in her income tax return of 2010.

Congress spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi said it was a “diversionary” tactic by the government, and said that the bank’s loan book rose from Rs 55,633 crore in March 2014, the year Narendra Modi became Prime Minister, to Rs 2,41,499 crore in March 2019.

“Why did the loan book rise by 100% in two years after demonetisation i.e from Rs 98,210 crore in March 2016 to Rs 2,03,534 crore in March 2018? Were PM and FM sleeping, ignorant or complicit?” he asked.