Nothing illegal, allegations baseless, says Gadkari after meeting Raje
June 22, 2015  13:20
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So, union minister Nitin Gadkari's meeting with Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje is over. And the outcome is Gadkari says, "All allegations against her are baseless. I have assured her (Vasundhara Raje) that the government and the BJP stand strong with her. The whole party is behind her. She has done nothing illegal."


This is the BJP's first statement after the controversy broke, supporting Raje. So far, the BJP has been unstinting in its support for union minister Sushma Swaraj but chose to remain silent over its defence of the Rajasthan CM. 


Raje and Sushma Swaraj have been singed in the numerous controversies surrounding former IPL chief Lalit Modi.  A set of documents released by Lalit Modi to the media last week showed that Raje had secretly supported his application before UK authorities to stay in the country. 


Relief for Raje came on Saturday when the BJP finally came out in defence of the beleaguered Rajasthan CM in the controversy surrounding her support of the former IPL boss when BJP's national spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi said no "technical or legal" wrongdoing has been proved against Raje until now.
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