Kejriwal repeating allegations made by Congress earlier: BJP

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Press Trust of India Gandhinagar
Last Updated : Mar 07 2014 | 10:06 PM IST
Terming AAP as the B-team of Congress, Gujarat BJP today said its leader Arvind Kejriwal was repeating allegations made earlier by the main opposition party in the state.
"Just like the Congress, the AAP levels false and baseless charges against us," Gujarat BJP unit chief R C Faldu said, adding AAP was nothing but the 'B-team' of the main opposition Congress party in Gujarat.
"If we were corrupt, as claimed by Kejriwal, then why do the people of Gujarat elect us repeatedly," Faldu said.
Kejriwal had levelled 16 allegations against Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's government and today went on to meet Modi at his Gandhinagar residence, but he was not given an appointment.
Replying to a question on why Modi did not give Kejriwal an appointment, Faldu feigned ignorance saying he had not heard of the incident, since he was out of the town.
When asked about the involvement of BJP workers in attacks on cars of Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia, Faldu argued that they would have hurt their feelings.
"Kejriwal or his men must have said something derogatory about Modi, which may not have gone well with party workers," Faldu said.
The BJP also rubbished corruption allegations by Kejriwal against two of the ministers, including state water resources minister Babu Bokhiria and claimed that "injustice" was being done to Bokhiria.
During a press conference at the BJP headquarters here today, state agriculture minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama defended BJP's decision not to remove Bokhiria as minister, even after a lower court gave a verdict against him, regarding corruption charges against him.
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First Published: Mar 07 2014 | 10:06 PM IST

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