THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Union minister for road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari said on Tuesday that the Congress party resorted to 'emotional politics' whenever party leaders faced corruption allegations. Gadkari said so while referring to Congress president Sonia Gandhi's emotional speech on Monday in which she accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi for making baseless statements against her and the Congress party.
Gadkari, who arrived in the capital on Tuesday for election campaigns, refused to predict the number of seats NDA was likely to win in Kerala. But, he added that the party would emerge as a potent force in the assembly after elections.
Addressing the media, Gadkari said BJP was not responsible for the AgustaWestland scam. "It was the Italian court that found people guilty for giving bribes. The BJP is not responsible for the actions taken by the Italian court," he said, adding that the Congress had played 'emotional politics' during the coal, 2G and 3G scams.