India, March 4 -- The BJP on Tuesday cited a reported claim of a former Haryana Congress leader's husband to allege that the Gandhi family tried to "extort" Rs 7 crore from the couple in exchange for an Assembly poll ticket in the State.

BJP spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari claimed that Gaurav Kumar, the husband of a former Haryana Mahila Congress general secretary, has made public WhatsApp chats involving personal assistants of senior Congress leaders, including Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. He described the chats as "prima-facie proof" of the Gandhi family's "corruption".

Bhandari, however, did not disclose the name of the former Haryana Mahila Congress leader or clarify whether the allegation pertained to the 2024 Assembly polls in the State. ...