BJP fans Ajit Jogi conspiracy theory: 8216;Must come clean8217;

A lot of theories are floating around. There are questions that Jogi may want to answer.

At the receiving end of the Congresss initial conspiracy theory that alleged a BJP-Maoist nexus behind last weeks attack in Chhattisgarh,the BJP now appears to be strategically taking cover behind fresh conspiracy theories that point to internal squabbles in the Congress to minismise the political fallout of the attack ahead of the assembly polls.

This was evident when the BJP declined to reject the allegation that former Chhattisgarh chief minister and senior Congress leader Ajit Jogi was involved in a conspiracy to eliminate the Congress leadership in Chhattisgarh. The allegation was levelled by BJPs Madhya Pradesh unit chief Narendra Tomar at a party meet in Gwalior Thursday.

A lot of theories are floating around. There are questions that Jogi may want to answer. Conspiracy theories are coming out from the Congress stables, BJP spokesperson Nirmala Sitharaman said in response to queries regarding Tomars allegations.

Not only did the BJP spokesperson avoid rejecting or distancing the party from Tomars allegations,she,in fact,sought to suggest that Jogis reported plan to file a defamation case against Tomar was an attempt to divert attention. Diverting attention by defamation will not work. Where was Jogi? Why did he take a helicopter? It is fair that he should give submission to the Judicial Commission and answer himself, Sitharaman said.

This came a day after BJP general secretary in-charge of Chhattisgarh J P Nadda also stressed upon circumstantial evidence that triggered speculation of an alleged internal Congress conspiracy.

There are talks about who was present and who was not in Congresss convoy,who came first,who came late and who survived and who got caught in the Maoist attack8230; It is not appropriate for me to make a comment, Nadda said at a press conference here to highlight the circumstantial evidence.

On Wednesday,an unsigned sheet of paper with claims like Ajit Jogi fled by the helicopter just before the function ended,all those who were killed were anti-Jogi camp,Congress MLA Lakma is favourite of Ajit Jogi,it seems that Lakma made it happen among others was found being freely circulated at the BJP headquarters.

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The BJP,however,denied that it was fuelling unsubstantiated conspiracy theories. Not at all, Sitharaman said when asked whether the BJPs nuanced position on circumstantial facts were fuelling conspiracy theories. She said the BJP wants all the facts to be made public and that is why the state government instituted a judicial probe into the attack.