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Senior Congress chief Abhishek Manu Singhvi. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu
Taking to X, senior Congress chief and Rajya Sabha member Abhishek Manu Singhvi mentioned, “I chaired the Parliamentary Committee on Lokpal. Dr. L.M. Singhvi first conceived the thought of Lokpal within the early Sixties. To see this anti-corruption physique now ordering BMWs for its members is tragic irony — the guardians of integrity chasing luxurious over legitimacy.”
Very few probes
In one other publish, he said: “8,703 complaints. Only 24 probes. 6 prosecution sanctions. And now, BMWs value ₹70 lakh every. If that is our anti-corruption watchdog, it’s extra poodle than panther.”
According to the tender and the producer’s web site, the long-wheelbase sedan, with an on-road worth of roughly ₹69.5 lakh per unit in Delhi, is described because the longest and most spacious automobile within the phase designed for excellent consolation in a particularly luxurious cabin. The collective value of the procurement is value round ₹5 crore.
Questioning the transfer in a social media publish, former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram mentioned: “Why spend public cash to amass these automobiles? I hope that at the least one or two members of the Lokpal have refused, or will refuse, to just accept these automobiles.”
Congress communications chief Jairam Ramesh mounted a scathing assault and alleged {that a} false narrative had been created towards the Manmohan Singh authorities by Anna Hazare, Arvind Kejriwal, ‘India Against Corruption’, and the RSS however now the “actuality of the Lokpal is earlier than the folks”.
“This will not be Lokpal however shaukh [indulgence] pal or ‘shock’ pal,” Mr. Ramesh mentioned in a video publish on his X deal with, including: “The mindset is that ‘we’re Lokpal, we’re above every part and never accountable’. What sort of investigation have they precisely accomplished?”
Published – October 22, 2025 09:27 pm IST
