Even as Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi has sought to trigger an 'earthquake' by alleging that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as Gujarat Chief Minister, received money from the Sahara and Birla groups, former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has questioned the "authenticity" of the purported Sahara "diary".
Among the alleged "payment entries", naming over 100 leaders across the political spectrum as recipients, is one which says "csh given to CM Delhi", dated September 23, 2013. The amount mentioned is Rs 1 crore. Dikshit was then the chief minister of Delhi.
When contacted, Dikshit told The Sunday Express: "I don't know about it. I have not seen it. So how can I say anything. It is all based on hearsay. I have nothing to do with it. I can't remember anything like this." Asked about the authenticity of the "diary", she said, "I don't know, because how can the authenticity be… When somebody has written about so many people. I believe there are quite a number of people in that. God knows. And who has written it? What is it? Even the court has said it is not authentic, it needs better proof and all. So I don't know."
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By IndianMandarins - 2016-12-25 11:57:01
Even as Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi has sought to trigger an 'earthquake' by alleging that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as Gujarat Chief Minister, received money from the Sahara and Birla groups, former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit has questioned the "authenticity" of the purported Sahara "diary".
Among the alleged "payment entries", naming over 100 leaders across the political spectrum as recipients, is one which says "csh given to CM Delhi", dated September 23, 2013. The amount mentioned is Rs 1 crore. Dikshit was then the chief minister of Delhi.
When contacted, Dikshit told The Sunday Express: "I don't know about it. I have not seen it. So how can I say anything. It is all based on hearsay. I have nothing to do with it. I can't remember anything like this." Asked about the authenticity of the "diary", she said, "I don't know, because how can the authenticity be… When somebody has written about so many people. I believe there are quite a number of people in that. God knows. And who has written it? What is it? Even the court has said it is not authentic, it needs better proof and all. So I don't know."
