New Delhi, June 24 -- A fresh political confrontation erupted on Wednesday, June 24, after the BJP accused Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge and his family of benefiting from irregular land allotments in Karnataka through the Siddharth Vihar Trust.

At a press conference in New Delhi, BJP spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari claimed that the trust, allegedly managed by members of the Kharge family, received valuable public land and property through misuse of political influence. The allegations come amid continuing political sparring between the BJP and Congress over corruption and governance issues.

Bhandari alleged that the trust consists exclusively of Kharge family members, including senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge, Karnataka mini...