Gadkari ‘owns’ Adarsh flat: Congress

Sancheti,reports have suggested is the BJP’s link to Adarsh,as his firm’s driver Sudhakar Madke,who earns Rs 8,600,is the owner of a flat.

Congress party spokesperson Shakeel Ahmed told reporters: “According to reports,Sancheti’s driver has purchased a flat worth Rs 60 lakh. There is speculation in the media that Sancheti is a proxy for Nitin Gadkari.”

Reacting sharply to it,BJP spokesman Prakash Javdekar dubbed the allegations as baseless and threatened to take legal action against the Congress leader if the charges were not proved within 72 hours.

Ahmed,however,sought to sit on high moral ground for his party on the corruption issues and accused the BJP of practising “double standards” in the matter.

“Chief Minister Ashok Chavan resigned after the controversy in Adarsh case. Similarly,Suresh Kalmadi had to resign from the post of Congress Parliamentary Party secretary after the controversy on Commonwealth Games.”

“BJP should explain what action it proposes against its senior leaders Vijay Kumar Malhotra and Tarlochan Singh who were defending Kalmadi and are seen in TV footages with the Commonwealth Organising Committee chairman. They should also spell out their stand on Sancheti and Suresh Prabhu,” Ahmed said.

He alleged that BJP is practising double standards on the issue of corruption and asked why the main Opposition party did not demand these aspects be included in investigations.