New Delhi, April 18
Calling the near-defunct National Herald newspaper as an ATM of the Congress, former Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Friday targeted the grand old party for following the policy of “family first, party next” and said the ED case has shown that its leaders have been “caught cheating, yet again”.
Hitting out at the Congress for its legacy of alleged corruption since the time of the first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, Thakur said, "Whenever we talk about National Herald... it gives sensation to the entire ecosystem of the Congress party. It is obvious that they would get a sensation as they have been caught stealing red-handed yet again. If you look at the history of Congress, several scams have come to light since Independence."
He said the ED probe has shown that the Congress leaders tried to acquire property worth Rs 2,000 crore by paying Rs 50 lakh, exposing the “Congress model of corruption”.
He also alleged that rent and advertisement being given to National Herald has exposed Congress’s scam and treatment of the newspaper as an ATM.