Priyanka Gandhi said: “He will not attack the BJP” (file photo)

Pathanamthitta (Kerala):

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi on Saturday said Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan was “compromised” as he only “attacked” the great old party and Rahul Gandhi, Not the BJP.

The Congress leader said Mr Vijayan’s name had cropped up in many scams, including Mission Life and gold smuggling through diplomatic bags, but the BJP-led central government had neither entertained any case against him nor There were no raids or operations of any kind. Take action against him.

“Just like in football, you cannot win if the players compromise, just like your chief minister compromises. He only attacks my brother (Rahul Gandhi) and the Congress party. He will not attack India People’s Party.

“Have you ever thought? His name has appeared in so many scams – Mission Life, gold smuggling, many others – but why the BJP government never registered a case against him, never raided him and took no action Any action taken against him?” Ms Gandhi said.

She was addressing a poll rally in Pathanamthitta Lok Sabha constituency to cast her vote for Congress candidate Anto Antony. The statement came hours after Mr Vijayan exposed the DLF’s links with Robert Vadra and targeted Vadra’s wife Priyanka Gandhi. Targeting her, the Chief Minister of Kerala mentioned the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) raid on a private company, DLF.

He said there were allegations of land deals between the company and Vadra. Vijayan alleged that the company purchased electoral bonds worth Rs 170 crore after the raids.

“The BJP government later told the court that there was no illegality in the company’s dealings. The raids and the case were concluded soon after they paid the money to the BJP through electoral bonds,” Mr. Vijayan said.

Priyanka Gandhi also attacked the CPI(M)-led Left government in the state, accusing it of causing people to leave Kerala for other states and countries due to lack of job opportunities.

She accused the state government of providing jobs only to party members and neglecting the common people.

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