“BJP Government Making Desperate Efforts To Shield PM-CARES Fund”: P Chidambaram
P Chidambaram accused the BJP executive of protecting PM-CARES Fund from any more or less scrutiny
New Delhi:
Senior Congress chief P Chidambaram as of late accused the BJP-led executive on the Centre of protecting the PM-CARES Fund from any more or less scrutiny.
Mr Chidambaram raised a number of questions at the putting in of the fund.
“It’s abundantly transparent that the BJP executive is making determined efforts to protect PM-CARES Fund from any more or less scrutiny,” he claimed.
It’s abundantly transparent that the BJP executive is making determined efforts to protect PM-CARES Fund from any more or less scrutiny
– P. Chidambaram (@PChidambaram_IN) August 20, 2020
His feedback come after the Splendid courtroom refused to direct the Centre to switch the contributions made to the PM-CARES Fund for fighting the COVID-19 pandemic to the Nationwide Crisis Reaction Fund.
“Used to be the Fund arrange via the central executive as concluded via the Ministry of Company Affairs? If no longer, who arrange the Fund and in what capability?” he requested in a chain of tweets.
“If the Fund used to be no longer arrange via the central executive, why are the PM and 3 Ministers serving as Trustees? Who appointed them as Trustees?” the senior Congress chief requested.
If the Fund used to be no longer arrange via the central executive, why are the PM and 3 Ministers serving as Trustees? Who appointed them as Trustees?
If the Fund is a non-public established fund, why are donations to the Fund counted towards CSR?
– P. Chidambaram (@PChidambaram_IN) August 20, 2020
“If the Fund is a non-public established fund, why are donations to the Fund counted towards CSR? Will donations to different privately-established finances be additionally counted towards CSR,” he tweeted.
The previous union minister requested who accredited the Ministry of Company Affairs to make a retrospective modification to the Agenda to the Corporations Act placing the identify of PM-CARES Fund within the Agenda.
Mr Chidambaram additionally requested if the Ministry of Company Affairs would insert the names of different privately-established finances within the stated Agenda to the Corporations Act.
“The retrospective modification in favour of a privately established fund is clearly an act of favouritism and discriminatory. It’ll be challenged,” he added.
After the Splendid Court docket’s resolution at the PM CARES Fund, BJP chief and Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad had stated on Tuesday that “transparency is writ huge within the PM CARES Fund”.
Reacting to the judgement, BJP leader JP Nadda stated it used to be a “resounding blow to the nefarious designs” of Congress chief Rahul Gandhi and his “band of hire a motive” activists.
“The rustic really well is aware of that the orchestrated smear marketing campaign towards PM-CARES is an strive via the Congress to scrub its sins,” he had stated.
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