New Delhi, March 27: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has launched a scathing attack on the Congress party in connection with the NewsClick controversy involving American businessman Neville Roy Singham. BJP national spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari stated that the entire Congress apparatus has become corrupt.
Bhandari shared a video clip of Singham on the social media platform X, highlighting findings from an investigation in the United States. The investigation revealed that Singham, residing in Shanghai, allegedly used $278 million through a network of black money and 2,000 non-profit organizations to destabilize democracy. He is also reported to have connections with platforms associated with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
He recalled how Indian agencies had previously uncovered links between Singham and alleged foreign funding of NewsClick, aimed at undermining India’s democracy. The Congress party had immediately labeled this as an attack on freedom of expression and supported this network from the raids in 2021 to actions taken in 2023.
BJP leaders have increasingly asserted that Congress is corrupt and part of a global alliance that finances organizations to destabilize democracy. Rahul Gandhi had publicly stated, “They want to fight the Indian state.”
The spokesperson emphasized that Congress’s methods to destabilize democracy include supporting Chinese agents like Singham, providing them financial assistance through global networks, inciting divisions through protests, spreading fabricated stories and fake news, and attempting to gain political advantages from chaos.
He concluded that Congress poses a danger to India’s democracy and is filled with malice.
In fact, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned Neville Roy Singham in connection with the NewsClick money laundering case. Reports indicate that Singham is currently residing in Shanghai, China. Consequently, the ED has sought assistance from the Ministry of External Affairs to issue a summons to Chinese authorities to reach Singham. The ED has requested Singham to come to India to record his statement. This is not the first time Singham has been summoned; last year, Chinese authorities had refused to accept the ED’s summons.
During the hearings related to the NewsClick case, a Delhi court had issued a formal request to a Chinese court, leading to the ED’s actions against Singham. NewsClick is accused of receiving payments in exchange for spreading Chinese propaganda, primarily attributed to Singham. Five agencies, including the ED, are investigating the case. The Delhi Police’s Special Cell had registered an FIR, followed by the CBI initiating its own investigation.