NDA rally against corruption on December 22

New Delhi: Alleging that the Congress-led UPA Government has made "right to corruption" a fundamental right for its ministers, BJP on Monday said it will launch a nation-wide campaign with a huge rally here on Wednesday against scams in the UPA regime.

The NDA will hold "Mahasangram" rallies in major states including Bihar, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Orissa and Haryana to "expose" the "widespread corruption" in the UPA government, BJP Vice President Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi told reporters.

"If there is any major achievement of the UPA in 2010, then it has to be making corruption a right by the government like any other rights such as right to information and right to work," Naqvi said.

"The government and the Prime Minister have given this right to ministers and Congress leaders. Now efforts are on to protect those involved in the scams," he alleged.

Resolving to take the fight against UPA to the grassroot level, Naqvi said JD-U chief Sharad Yadav, Akali Dal leader Prakash Singh Badal and senior BJP leaders LK Advani, Nitin Gadkari, Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley are among those who will participate in Wednesday's rally at Ramlila ground.

Referring to Congress leaders at its three-day plenary targeting the main opposition, Naqvi said it will be difficult for the ruling party to stop the downslide even if it resorts to "BJP bashing".

"From head to toe, this government is involved in corruption. We are determined to take the fight against corruption to the grassroot level. The fact that 75 per cent of the total speeches delivered at the plenary revolved around BJP shows our growing strength and their frustration," he said.

Naqvi also released a booklet listing major scams of the year including alleged irregularities in 2G spectrum allocation, bunglings in Commonwealth Games and Adarsh Society scam.

BJP National Secretary Kirit Somaiya, who prepared the booklet, said similar booklets will be prepared at state level against Congress-ruled governments in various states.

Delhi BJP chief Vijendra Gupta said the city party unit has already held over 300 meetings across Delhi seeking peoples' cooperation for the mega rally.