Congress today dismissed BJP's allegations of corruption against party president Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra saying it was an "act of desperation" by the opposition party which was "panicked" by Priyanka Gandhi's campaign in Rae Bareli and Amethi.        

Congress spokesperson Ajay Maken said the allegations have already been rejected by various courts of the country and accused BJP of raising the issue out of desperation.        

"The BJP is panicking due to Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's campaign in Rae Bareli and Amethi. These are old baseless allegations regurgitated at election time as a cheap political stunt by BJP, an act of desperation," he said.        

Terming the charges as "baseless", another Congress spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi said they have been raised in the High Court and Supreme Court and rejected there.