Congress attacks Nitin Gadkari,flashes Robert Vadra clean chit

“Vadra has nothing to do with Congress. Gadkari is President of BJP and is among the contenders of Prime Minister from the Opposition party. There is sea of difference between the allegations levelled against them,” party spokesperson Rashid Alvi said.

Taking potshots at the Opposition party over Gadkari’s controversial business links,Alvi said that this shows the purpose for which the BJP wants to come to power.

“BJP President has made the country realise the purpose for which the BJP wants to come to power. BJP always said that it was party with a difference. Now after the allegations against Gadkari,we have begun to realise that they are indeed a party with a difference,” he said.

The Congress spokesperson recalled that BJP was defending its former president Bangaru Laxman in similar manner,who was later sent to jail by the court in the cash on camera scandal.

Hitting out at L K Advani,who strongly defended Gadkari and congratulated him for seeking an inquiry into the controversy,Alvi said,”It is a matter of great sorrow that all leaders of BJP including the one,who aspires to become Prime Minister,is giving him clean chit and congratulating him.”

Alvi at the same time said that Congress was not demanding Gadkari’s resignation as who would be the president of a party was it internal affair as the president reflects the ideology of the organisation.

Replying to a question,Alvi said that Congress is of the view that any matter,which leads to certain doubts,should be probed.

“There is no double standards. Whatever allegations were levelled against Vadra have been examined by the Haryana government and have given him clean chit after that,” he said.

Replying to questions on Gadkari,the Congress spokesperson said that he represents the “true face and ideals” of the BJP.

Asked about the allegations against party’s Himachal leader Virbhadra Singh,Alvi said these are baseless and though there has to be a probe,”these cannot be compared to that of against Gadkari against whom there are serious allegations of corruption”.

Asked about the controversy surrounding Khurshid’s NGO,Alvi said,” the charges are against the NGO. The charges are not against the minister”.

Cong seeks probe into RSS HQ work during Gadkari’s tenure

Nagpur,Oct 26 (PTI) Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) today demanded a probe into the expansion and other construction activities carried out at RSS headquarters when the present BJP chief Nitin Gadkari was the PWD minister in Sena-BJP rule in the state between 1995 and 1999.

“The Chief Minister should order an inquiry into the huge construction activities at RSS HQ in Mahal and also in Smruti Mandir in Reshimbagh here in the city. There should be an inquiry into the role of contractors,who were benefitted in the due course,” MPCC chairman Manikrao Thakre told a group of reporters here today.

“As a minister,Gadkari helped the RSS expand its infrastructure and construct new buildings and other civil work,which needs to be probed,” Gadkari said.

“We want the Chief Minister to order an inquiry into these activities,” he said.

Questions have been raised over the source of funds for Purti Power and Sugar Ltd controlled by Gadkari. Media investigations claim that major investments and large loans to Purti were made by a construction firm Ideal Road Builders (IRB) group,which had won contracts between 1995 and 1999,when Gadkari was a minister.

Read More:

‘Saddened’ RSS washes off Nitin Gadkari ‘taint’

Taxman knocks at man’s door for Gadkari cos

Robert Vadra committed no crime: report

‘Robert Vadra right,India is banana republic’