26.1.13

Gadkari spews venom


A day after the BJP’s parliamentary board replaced him with UP leader Rajnath Singh as the next party chief following income tax action against firms linked to the Purti Group, an unfazed Nitin Gadkari threatened tax officials.
Far from being chastened by his sudden exit as BJP chief, Gadkari took on I-T officials, the CBI, media and the Congress as he hit out in all directions. “When the BJP comes to power at the Centre, we will not spare any of them,” he said, referring to I-T officials.
Back on home turf, Gadkari warned officials that “there will be no Sonia and Chidambaram to help you when the BJP wins the next election in 2014”. He accused the UPA government of using the I-T department to fabricate cases against him.
Holding the Centre responsible for the I-T action against Purti that triggered a last-minute revolt against him just as a second term as BJP president was in his grasp, he said officials should remember that the Congress is a sinking boat. “There’s only one ruler in the Congress and others are her servants,” said Gadkari.
A modest crowd of party workers,local MLAs and functionaries braved showers the Orange City received on Thursday to try and boost the sagging spirits of their leader. Gadkari was addressing the gathering unmindful of a huge traffic jam the rally caused close to the airport approach road. For about 90 minutes, not a single vehicle could move on the road.

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