ISLAMABAD – In a worst, Indian PM Narendra Modi reelection links withgangster Dawood Ibrahim revealed accused of being close to Pakistaniagencies.
The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in India has been accused of takingelection funds from an associate of famous gangster Dawood Ibrahim,according to a report by Indian news publication *The Wire*.
A company named RKW Developers gave money to BJP, filings reveal. RKW is atthe heart of a probe in India for carrying out transactions with and buyingproperties from the late Iqbal Memon alias Iqbal Mirchi.
Memon is a wanted man in India and a close aide of mafia boss DawoodIbrahim – and is involved in the suspicious transactions. In 2014-15, RKWgave INR 100 million to the BJP through another firm.
The government of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been under hugepressure over election funding. Earlier this month, it was revealed thatnearly 75% of BJP funds came from the Tata group in India.
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The report that the party of Indian PM Modi is actually taking funds fromDawood Ibrahim is set to damage the hardline rhetoric of the premieragainst crime, and expose the BJP for fraudulent practices.
Political pressure has been piling on Modi ever since he won a re-electionearlier this year. Stagnating economic progress and backlash over draconianmeasures in occupied Kashmir have hurt his hold on power.
