"Concocted Story": Temple Priest On Priyanka Gandhi's 'PM Envelope' Claim
NDTV
On Thursday, the Election Commission had issued a show-cause notice to the Congress general secretary over the remarks.
The priest of Bhilwara's Devnarayan temple on Friday accused Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra of concocting a story about an envelope of donation dropped by Prime Minister Narendra Modi containing only Rs 21 and denied giving any statement about it.
The Election Commission on Thursday issued a show-cause notice to the Congress general secretary over her "envelope" remarks related to the Prime Minister's temple visit. The action came a day after the BJP filed a complaint against her.
Priyanka Gandhi, the BJP noted in its submission, told a public meeting in Dausa on October 20 that she saw on TV that when an envelope of donation made by PM Modi at a temple was opened, it carried only Rs 21. She added that she had seen the news and was not aware whether the claim was true or not, the BJP's complaint read.
