Congress says BJP involved in 'horse-trading' in Rajasthan, demands FIR against Union minister Gajendra Shekhawat

NEW DELHI: The Congress on Friday demanded an FIR against BJP leader and Union minister Gajendra Shekhawat accusing that the BJP leader was involved in "horse-trading" to topple the Ashok Gehlot-led government in Rajasthan.

"BJP has breached the trust of people. The audio clip reveals horse-trading deal," Congress spokesperson Randeep S Surjewal told reporters.

Reading transcript from purported audiotapes, Surjewala said an investigation should be carried to find if other Central ministers were also involved in the "plot".

"Yesterday, shocking tapes were aired by the media in which Union minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, BJP leader Sanjay Jain and Congress MLA Bhanwar Lal Sharma spoke about bribing MLAs and bringing down Rajasthan govt," the Congress spokesperson added.

The Congress spokesperson said that the state government and Special Operations Group should initiate an action against the culprits as plenty of evidence has surfaced now.

"If it is suspected that he (Shekhawat) could influence the probe, then a warrant should be issued and he should be arrested immediately," Surjwala said.

"Congress has suspended MLAs Bhanwar Lal Sharma and Vishvendra Singh from primary membership of the party. The party has also issued show cause notices to them," Surjewala added.