Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Friday rubbished allegations that he was part of an alleged conspiracy to topple the Ashok Gehlot Government in Rajasthan. The Rajasthan Police on Friday filed an FIR against Sekhwat and two Congress MLAs on the basis of an audio tape in which they are allegedly heard striking a deal to topple the State Government.
Shekhawat said the voice in the purported audio clips did not belong to him and that he was ready for a probe.
“ It is not my voice. I don’t know which Sanjay Jain they are talking about. I know many people by that name. If I had talked to someone, my number should be there. You can conduct a probe. I am ready for an investigation,” Shekhawat said.
BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra too rejected claims made by the Congress.
He said the Congress was taking help of “ manufactured” audio clip to blame it while not being “ able” to keep its own house in order in the State.
“ The BJP rejects all the baseless allegations being levelled against the BJP leaders by Congress in Rajasthan. Actually, Congress is frustrated as it couldn’t put its house in order,” said Patra.
“ They want to blame the BJP for their failures by using a manufactured audio clip,” he said.
Pointing out to a petition filed by Sachin Pilot and 18 other Congress MLAs against disqualification notices issued to them by Assembly Speaker CP Joshi, Patra said, “ Both the parties that are fighting in the High Court are from Congress. BJP is not involved in any way in this matter. By levelling baseless allegation they are trying to save their own house,” Patra said.