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Rajiv Gandhi Foundation got grants from China: BJP chief Nadda ups the ante

The Bharatiya Janata Party head also said that RGF received donations from tax havens of Luxembourg every year between 2006 to 2009

BJP President Jagat Prakash Nadda addressing a rally in New Delhi. Photo: ANI
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Nadda continued his tirade questioning the think tank's motive behind refusing to let Comptroller AUditor General (CAG) from doing an audit of its financials

BS Web Team New Delhi
Stepping up the attack on the Congress party with allegations of Rajiv Gandhi Foundation getting grants from PM's National Relief Fund (PMNRF) from 2007-2008, BJP chief Jagat Prakash Nadda on Saturday said that the think tank previously received donations from Chinese Embassy from 2005 to 2009. The allegations follow on the heels of heightened tensions between India and China in eastern Ladakh over the past two weeks and growing campaign against Chinese products and imports in the nation. 

The BJP chief during his press brief further alleged that there are connections between the Chinese government and the think tank and

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