Congress legacy 'compromised', says BJP, brings back Bofors allegations

NEW DELHI: (Feb 28) The BJP on Saturday revived decades-old corruption allegations against former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, describing them as evidence of a "compromised" legacy of the Congress.

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) launched the fresh attack in response to the main opposition party's consistent criticism of Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the recent India-US interim trade deal. The Congress has labelled the deal a "wholesale surrender" and "betrayal" of the national interest.

Addressing a press conference at the BJP headquarters here, party national spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia alleged that Rajiv Gandhi indulged in "brokerage in virtually every government allocation and contract" during his tenure as prime minister.