Dehradun, Aug. 23 -- The BJP has emphatically dismissed the allegations levelled by former minister Harak Singh Rawat, terming them as a desperate attempt to safeguard his political credibility. State President Mahendra Bhatt claimed that these allegations are a result of the ongoing competition for the post of State President within the Congress party. He asserted that, if there had been any substance to the accusations, Harak Singh Rawat should have approached the courts instead of levelling baseless charges in public. Bhatt maintained that neither the public nor the BJP pays any heed to leaders who have lost their credibility and are themselves embroiled in serious corruption allegations.

Responding to questions from the media, Bhatt ...