Saxena's arrest exposes Govt's protection to the corrupt: BJP

New Delhi, Jul 17 (PTI) Terming cash-for-vote scam as the
biggest blot on Indian democracy, Opposition Bharatiya Janata
Party (BJP) on Sunday sharpened its attack on Congress in the
wake of Sanjeev Saxena's arrest in the case, saying it had
exposed the party's alleged protection to the corrupt.
"The Manmohan Singh-led Congress government today stands
exposed for converting a minority into a majority by luring
MPs of other political parties in lieu of cash,", said BJP
spokesman Prakash Javadekar.
Demanding a fair, speedy and impartial probe into the
cash-for-vote scam, he said the real face of the government
is now coming out before everyone.
"The government which had no majority, garnered it by
dubious means. They lured MPs from various parties and
converted a minority into a majority," Javadekar said.
The BJP leader hoped, "I am sure if the inquiry is
conducted in an impartial manner and speedily, it will expose
the relationship between Sanjeev Saxena and Amar Singh. The
design of the Congress of how it converted a minority
government into a majority by luring MPs of other parties in
lieu of cash will be unearthed and exposed".
"In this country, you can kill anybody, but you cannot
kill the truth".
Javadekar said, "The police and the government must do
their job honestly and with speed and we are very sure, the
truth will emerge. We welcome that truth has come out, but
only after the Supreme Court intervened".
Sharpening its attack on the government, the BJP leader
charged it with not acting against the corrupt and protecting
them instead.
"This is the Congress culture of not acting against the
corrupt and instead protecting it. The Congress government
acts against corruption only after Supreme Court directs it.
Today this has been proved right."
Javadekar said, "The country has now seen that the
government is not at all interested in exposing the corrupt,
unless the Supreme Court mandates it. The Supreme Court has
ordered the inquiry into the cash-for-vote scam and the first
arrest has taken place in the form of Saxena."
The BJP leader further said, "It is also clear now how
the truth was stopped from coming out earlier. The Congress
was not interested to look into the matter and was delaying
the enquiry, because ultimately they will be unmasked and
their corrupt practices would come out in the open".
He lamented that it was not because of the government's
will that the truth had come out. "It has come out only after
the Supreme Court directions and intervention. If the truth
comes out, the connection between Amar Singh and accused
Sanjeev Saxena - of how they collaborated and used dubious
means to prove the government's majority."
On accused Saxena, the BJP leader said he was the same
man who lured the three BJP MPs and brought the cash to be
handed over to them and who is on record and on camera showing
Rupees One crore to be offered to the three mps as first
instalment, in lieu of their support to the Congress-led UPA
(United Progressive Alliance) government in 2008.
He said the BJP MPs had instead decided to unearth and
expose the scam after risking their lives. "Now everything is
on record and I am very sure that those involved will also
show courage to show records and truth will finally emerge".
Sanjeev Saxena was on Sunday arrested by the Delhi Police
in the cash-for-vote scam, after the Apex Court pulled up the
government only two days ago for conducting a shoddy probe
into the scam.