
Shiv Sena lashed out at the Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday stating that the party should appoint absconding Nirav Modi as the RBI Governor "to finish off the country".
Editorials in Shiv Sena's mouthpieces'Saamana' and 'Dopahar Ka Saamana' made stinging remarks on the Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud which came to light earlier this week.
The editorial pieces alleged that Nirav Modi fled the country earlier last month along with his family and was also seen with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Davos Summit.
The Sena clarified the fact that it wasn't alleging that the Bhartiya Janta Party or its leaders facilitated the 'loot', however, it did mention that Nirav Modi often batted for BJP's electoral wins.
"We want to know how did he (Nirav) manage to turn up at the Davos event when a complaint against him had already been lodged by the PNB?" the Sena noted in another jibe.
The editorial piece pointed out that Nirav Modi's bank accounts were not linked to Aadhaar. "While a common man cannot get hospital treatment or even a funeral without an Aadhaar Card, bigshots like Nirav Modi loot crores from a bank without an Aadhaar Card," noted the editorial.
Nirav Modi, a diamond merchant who owns a global diamond jewellery house, is accused in the Rs 11,400 scam involving the Punjab National Bank.