Saxena's arrest exposes Govt's protection to the corrupt: BJP

NEW DELHI: Terming cash-for-vote scam as the biggest blot on Indian democracy, BJP on Sunday sharpened its attack on Congress in the wake of Sanjeev Saxena's arrest in the case, saying it had exposed the party's alleged protection to the corrupt.

"The Manmohan Singh-led Congress government today stands exposed for converting a minority into a majority by luring MPs of other political parties in lieu of cash,", said BJP spokesman Prakash Javadekar.

Demanding a fair, speedy and impartial probe into the cash-for-vote scam, he said the real face of the government is now coming out before everyone.

"The government which had no majority, garnered it by dubious means. They lured MPs from various parties and converted a minority into a majority," Javadekar said.

The BJP leader hoped, "I am sure if the inquiry is conducted in an impartial manner and speedily, it will expose the relationship between Sanjeev Saxena and Amar Singh. The design of the Congress of how it converted a minority government into a majority by luring MPs of other parties in lieu of cash will be unearthed and exposed".

"In this country, you can kill anybody, but you cannot kill the truth".

Javadekar said, "The police and the government must do their job honestly and with speed and we are very sure, the truth will emerge. We welcome that truth has come out, but only after the Supreme Court intervened".

Sharpening its attack on the government, the BJP leader charged it with not acting against the corrupt and protecting them instead.