Gadkari accuses Congress of playing 'dirty poltics' over BSY's 'diary details'

Accusing Congress party of playing "dirty politics," Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Saturday said the alleged BS Yeddyurappa's dairy released by the Congress is a "hoax." Referring to the diary released by Congres which talks about payments allegedly made to BJP's Central Committee members including him, Gadkari said: "These papers are fake. It is a hoax created by the Congress party."

"We are not going to interfere into this. They were created to ruin the image of the leaders. The Congress party is playing dirty politics," said Gadkari. On March 22, citing a news magazine report, Congress spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala at a press conference alleged that BS Yeddyurappa's diary had a mention about the payments allegedly made to BJP's Central Committee members including Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, Home Minister Rajnath Singh, and Nitin Gadkari, besides Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (ANI)