Both exposing each other's corruption: BJP targets Kejriwal and Rahul Gandhi

BJP MP Sudhanshu Trivedi on Thursday highlighted the allegations posed against each other by Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal, stating that both are exposing each other’s corruption.

Trivedi accused both leaders of exposing each other's wrongdoings, which he argued reflected the growing rift within the opposition India bloc.

Addressing a press conference, Trivedi questioned the future of the INDI alliance, pointing out that no official statement had been made regarding its dissolution.

“I want to ask, is the INDI alliance still intact? No official statement has been made that the alliance has ended, which means they are still involved in that loose coalition,” the BJP leader said.

Trivedi cited a recent rally where Rahul Gandhi accused Kejriwal of being complicit in the liquor scam, calling it a “symbol of blatant corruption.”

In response, Kejriwal fired back, labelling the National Herald case—an alleged corruption case involving the Gandhi family—as an “open-and-shut case,” calling out Rahul for corruption even as he made accusations against others.

Trivedi said the liquor scam is unique because there has been no other ‘scandal’ where the government formulated a policy, withdrew it, and still defended it. “The National Herald case is significant because a party has committed corruption within its own institution,” he noted.

Trivedi further clarified that the BJP had no involvement in either of the controversies.

“The National Herald case began in October 2013 when the Congress government was in power, and the first accusations in the liquor scam were made by Congress. What’s clear to the public now is that both parties are lying. Just six months ago, they were giving each other a clean chit, but now they are exposing each other's corruption,” he said.