Twitter goes to town on Catch report that BJP spent crores to buy land before note ban

This is really shocking. BJP ne apna paisa thikaane laga liya. Shameful. https://t.co/WkkwQimbP9

— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) November 25, 2016

"this is really shocking. BJP ne apna paisa thikaane laga liya. Shameful."

Kejriwal's party colleague and senior AAP leader Ashutosh used Twitter to demand a probe into this alleged financial misdemeanour.

This is big scam. It should be probed. Amit Shah's role should be investigated/Modi is also involved in this. https://t.co/hcUFPFpCVk

— ashutosh (@ashutosh83B) November 25, 2016

Sanjay Singh of AAP expressed his outrage on Twitter. He questioned Modi's claim that black money hoarders did not get enough time to hide their ill gotten wealth.

मोदी जी ने कहा "कालाधन वालों को तैयारी का मौक़ा नही मिला" तो ये क्या है मोदी जी ? https://t.co/pe4B9lat6Q #IndiaAgainstBJP

— Sanjay Singh AAP (@SanjayAzadSln) November 25, 2016

A similar tweet was posted by the official handle of Janata Dal (United), the party of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.

#BJP bought land worth crores just before note ban. Clearly note ban was not a secret for @BJP4India & its leaders

#BJP bought land worth crores just before note ban. Clearly note ban was not a secret for @BJP4India & its leadershttps://t.co/4X4Pwsbk0s

— Janata Dal (United) (@JanatadalU) November 25, 2016

Prashant Bhushan, senior legal activist and member of Swaraj Abhiyan, also expressed his shock on Twitter.

Shocking!BJP made large land purchases just before Noteban.Seems clear that BJP foretold to invest it's black money!https://t.co/xtZfDmccIL

— Prashant Bhushan (@pbhushan1) November 25, 2016

Congress spokesperson Salman Soz demanded Prime Minister's reaction to Catch's story.

.@narendramodi & @AmitShah must respond to serious allegations: BJP's large bank deposits & now land purchases before #demonetisation https://t.co/zxvfqFneHq

— Salman Anees Soz (@SalmanSoz) November 25, 2016

Priyanka Chaturvedi, another party spokesperson also posted a Twitter comment on this story:

'Modiji and truth, rarely go together. Secrecy a sham?'

Modiji and truth, rarely go together. Secrecy a sham? https://t.co/uwLL8LTaIt

— Priyanka Chaturvedi (@priyankac19) November 25, 2016

Another Congress leader Pawan Khera asked: 'What should we call this? #DeMonetisationScam or #LandScam or something else?'

What should we call this? #DeMonetisationScam or #LandScam or something else? https://t.co/Bm4BFaqCqP

— Pawan Khera (@Pawankhera) November 25, 2016

Social activist and former AAP convenor Anjali Damania raised questions about propriety issues of BJP president, one of the people in whose name land was bought in Bihar.

BJP and BJP National President bought land in Bihar thro MLAs & many other states till 1 wk before demonetization? https://t.co/xBmNxLxtzN

— Mrs Anjali Damania (@anjali_damania) November 25, 2016

Noted agricultural activist Devinder Sharma also acknowledged the issue:

नोटबंदी से ठीक पहले भाजपा ने देश भर में करोड़ों की जमीनें खरीदीं https://t.co/e9PmguIJGQ via @CatchHindi

— Devinder Sharma (@Devinder_Sharma) November 25, 2016