Prakash Javadekar mentioned that chargesheet within the Mr Surendran case is “bogus”.

Kochi:

Senior Bharatiya Janata Occasion (BJP) chief and former Union Minister Prakash Javadekar on Wednesday mentioned that the chargesheet filed towards Kerala’s BJP unit president Okay Surendran in a bribery case is the state authorities doing politics of vengeance.

“Accused within the SNC Lavlin corruption rip-off, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan is doing politics of vengeance. He has filed a bogus chargesheet within the Mr Surendran case and we are going to show it in Courtroom,” he mentioned.

Pointing to the timing of the submitting of the chargesheet by the Crime Department, the BJP chief accused that the event towards Mr Surendran got here 4 days later after he named the latter of continuous to guide the State celebration unit.

“The timing of the chargesheet can also be essential. Each the Left Democratic Entrance (LDF) and (UDF) deliberate to defame BJP. However the chargesheet got here 4 days after I made an announcement that Mr Surendran will proceed to guide the celebration,” he mentioned.

Earlier within the day, the Crime Department investigating the Manjeswaram election bribery case filed a chargesheet on the Kasaragod periods courtroom towards Bharatiya Janata Occasion State president Okay Surendran and 5 different celebration leaders.

The case towards them is that Bahujan Samaj Occasion (BSP) candidate Okay Sundara was bribed and threatened to withdraw his candidature from Manjeswaram up to now Meeting polls.

Reacting to the chargesheet, Prakash Javadekar mentioned, “And what’s the case? The complainant has filed his nomination however withdrawn, got here to the BJP workplace, held a press convention, and declared help for Surendran. And now that is the case. This occasion reveals how the politics of vengeance is being performed in Kerala.”

“What we’re saying is that the rising reputation of BJP in Kerala and since UDF and LDF are one or the identical. Individuals responding now extra to BJP. LDF and UDF are unsettled and they’re doing vindictive politics. We condemn this politics of vengeance,” he added.

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