A political storm is brewing in Kerala as the Congress accuses BJP leader Rajeev Chandrasekhar of hiding a significant property in his election affidavit, sparking controversy ahead of the crucial Assembly polls.
Key Points
- Congress alleges BJP leader Rajeev Chandrasekhar concealed a Rs 200 crore property in his election affidavit for the Kerala Assembly elections.
- Rajeev Chandrasekhar denies the allegations, calling them baseless and challenging the Congress to prove their claims.
- CPI(M) candidate V Sivankutty expresses reservations about raising the issue without supporting documents, prioritising a fair contest.
- The controversy unfolds as Chandrasekhar contests from the Nemom constituency against prominent candidates from CPI(M) and Congress.
- Chandrasekhar accuses the Congress of using falsehoods and personal attacks to undermine his campaign in the Kerala Assembly elections.
With days left for the crucial Assembly polls, a political row has erupted in Kerala over BJP leader Rajeev Chandrasekhar's affidavit, with the Congress alleging that he had concealed details of a high-value property in Bengaluru and lodging a complaint with the Election Commission.
Rejecting the allegations, Chandrasekhar asserted that the allegations regarding concealment of his house details were baseless and challenged the Congress to approach the court if it had "the spine" to prove its claims.
In the April 9 polls, Chandrasekhar is contesting from high profile Nemom constituency against CPI(M) leader and general education minister V Sivankutty and former Congress MLA K S Sabarinathan.
While talking to reporters here, Sabarinathan said the allegations against Chandrasekhar's affidavit were serious.
"As per the allegations, he has not disclosed his Rs 200 crore-worth property in the affidavit. We have studied about it, and we will raise this during the scrutiny," he told reporters here.
He said the Congress has already lodged a complaint and expected that the Election Commission would take appropriate action.
However, CPI(M) candidate Sivankutty did not show much keenness to reiterate the Congress charge against Chandrasekhar.
"There are rumours that he has not disclosed even 25 per cent of his actual assets in the affidavit. But when we raise the issue before the returning officer, we should have supporting documents. The Congress may have that," he said.
He also said the Left party does not want to have his nomination rejected over a technicality but wants the contest to be held.
Chandrasekhar's Response and Counter-Accusations
Chandrasekhar, however, hit back and accused the Congress of resorting to falsehoods to fight elections. He also launched a sharp attack on the Congress leadership, referring to past controversies and criticising senior leaders.
The BJP leader further alleged that state minister Sivankutty had been repeatedly making personal attacks against him.
"This is not a new allegation. During the time of every election, they come up with such allegations," he said, adding that people don't want controversies but want development.
The Kerala Assembly, for which elections are to be held on April 9, has 140 seats.
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