'Aaya Hu, Kuch Toh Leke Jaunga…’: BJP’s ’Crime Master Gogo’ Dig At Robert Vadra | Watch

New Delhi: Launching a pincer attack on Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and his brother-in-law and businessman Robert Vadra, BJP spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia, on Friday, equated Vadra with the iconic character of the movie Andaz Apna Apna's 'Crime Master Gogo' essayed by actor Shakti Kapoor.

Stepping up the attack further, Bhatia against the backdrop of the upcoming Haryana polls, said the Congress was hellbent on making Vadra, husband of General Secretary of the Congress Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, the ‘jijaji of the nation.’ 

Dredging up the alleged corruption involving Vadra when the Congress was in power in Haryana , Bhatia claimed the election in the state is a fight between " Haryana ka laal" (son of Haryana) and 'dalaal' (fixer) of the Gandhi family, as it questioned the Congress leadership's silence on the corruption charges against Vadra and the party's then government headed by Bhupinder Singh Hooda. 

He said people of the state have made up their minds to elect the BJP to power for a third straight term, asserting that the central government headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the state government headed by Nayab Singh Saini have worked for farmers' welfare. 

While Gandhi has been speaking about farmers' issues, he has not said a word about his "land-grabbing" brother-in-law, Bhatia told a press conference. 

Hooda is just a mask and the real face of corruption is the Gandhi family, he alleged, citing questionable land deals involving Vadra. 

In one case, he noted, Vadra's company allegedly acquired 3.5 acres of land from farmers and the then Hooda government changed the land use, allowing him to pocket a huge profit by selling the parcel at four times the purchase price. 

In another case, farmers resorted to distress selling off their land after the Congress government in the state issued a notification to acquire their land and then denotified after a builder linked to Vadra bought their land, he alleged. 

Vadra has constantly denied allegations of any wrongdoing and accused the BJP of targeting him due to political vendetta. 

Modi during his campaign in Haryana recently had also revived the corruption charges involving him to slam the Congress and its leadership. 

With the Congress seen to be putting up a strong challenge after registering an impressive performance in the Lok Sabha polls, Bhatia asked who would stop Vadra if the party came to power again. 

Haryana had become a hotbed of corruption when it was in power between 2004 and 2014, he said. 

The BJP spokesperson exuded confidence that his party will retain power. 

Gandhi should respond to the charges against his brother-in-law, he said. 

Bhatia claimed the Congress in Haryana is marred by infighting, adding that Kumar Selja, who comes from a Dalit community, had been treated shabbily by Hooda and party general secretary Randeep Surjewala. (with PTI inputs)