15 March, 2011 (English) - Bharatiya Janata Party

Janathaa Vandan–Karyakartha Abhinandan rally in BangaloreBJP Govt. in Karnataka completes 1000 days in officeExposure of black money would blacken faces ofmany Congress leaders : GadkariFrom Our CorrespondentTo mark the completion of1000 days of Shri BSYeddyurappa led BJPGovernment in Karnataka theState BJP organised a massiveJanathaa Vandan–KaryakarthaAbhinandan rally in Bangalore onFebruary 20, 2011. Around 4 lakhblacken the faces of manyCongress leaders”.Referring to Rs.1.76 lakhcrore scam in spectrum case hesaid, “One can imagine howmiraculous an impact can bemade on India’s poverty if theSupreme Court can compel theIndian states and especiallyKarnataka, which is facing watershortage and will make it a greenand abundant region. He saidresources for the proposed riverlinkingproject would be raisedby bringing back the blackmoney of Indians stashed awayparty Karyakartas from everypolling booth of the Stateparticipated in the Rally.Addressing the hugegathering BJP NationalPresident Shri Nitin Gadkarisaid the Congress led UPAGovernment did not disclose thenames of people with money inforeign accounts, he added that,“The Government says it cannotdisclose the names of peoplewith foreign bank accounts as itwould bring a bad name to thecountry. The only reason that Isee in the Government’shelplessness is that anydisclosure in this matter wouldGovernment to get back all thiswealth.” He quoted the GlobalFinancial Integrity’s evaluation,which pegs India’s wealth in TaxHavens at around 20.75 lakhcrore.He promised to bring backthe entire black money in foreignaccounts and “use it for thewelfare of poor” if the BJP isvoted to power in the nextelections.BJP National Presidentpromised that the BJP, if voted topower in the next parliamentelection, will interlink the Gangaand the Cauvery rivers to solvethe water shortage in southin Swiss Bank accounts.He further said, “I amconfident that tomorrow belongsto the NDA and we are sure toform the government at theCentre in the next polls,” he saidwhile remarking that “if there isa political party which canchange the country’s future andeffectively handle the menace ofterrorism, it is the BJP.”Shri Gadkari attacked theUPA government at the Centreby accusing it of failure in severalkey areas including price rise,national security and povertyalleviation. Shri Gadkariridiculed Prime MinisterMarch 1-15, 2011 9