Khatakhat Yojana: Letter to President to prevent oath-taking of 99 Congress, SP 37 MPs

The Khatakhat Scheme which may turn out to be nemesis for the opposition party INDIA block Members Of Parliament (MPs).

Vibhor Anand a Supreme Court lawyer says, who has levelled bribery charges against the Gandhi family members and the Congress Party, has now written to President Droupadi Murmu to stay the oath-taking ceremony of the opposition MPs. The President has summoned the Lower House (Lok Sabha) on June 24, 2024, whereby the newly elected MPs will be administered the oath.

In a letter to President Murmu said that the oath-taking ceremony of 99 MPs of the Congress and 37 MPs of the Samajwadi Party (SP) should be put on hold since a plea for their disqualification is pending with the President.

Earlier, during the week in which the election results were announced on June 4, Anand wrote to the President seeking a disqualification of all the 136 MPs of Congress and SP. Anand had alleged that the Congress Party had indulged in the promise of cash for vote scam.

Believing Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's infamous "Khatakhat cash transfer" slogans, women queuing up outside the party offices of the Indian National Congress across many states in the country, "with guarantee cards". Congress promised them Rs 1 lakh if voted to power, dominated the prime time news for several days preceding election results.