Jaipur: Bharatiya Janata Party's Rajasthan unit hit out at the Congress over its claims that Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje has been acquiring government property in the state for commercial use.
The BJP produced documents to state that the seven star hotel 'Dholpur Palace' belongs to Raje's son Dushyant Singh. The BJP also rubbished Congress' allegations, calling them baseless.
Rajasthan BJP President Ashok Parnami said, "Dholpur palace belongs to Dushyant Singh. Documents of Indian government prove ownership. This document shows that the government of India handed over the palace to the royal family."
Senior party leader Jairam Ramesh claimed that Hemant Singh, the estranged husband of Raje, had admitted before a court that the palace was the property of the Rajasthan government.
He told reporters that several revenue department documents between 1954 and 2010 showed that the palace was a government property but Raje and Lalit Modi's company Niyant Heritage Hotels has turned it into a "high end luxury hotel" and invested Rs 100 crore with no role of the state government.
Ramesh had said that Raje in her 2013 assembly poll affidavit had admitted having shares of the Niyant Heritage Hotels Pvt Ltd along with her MP son Dushyant Singh and daughter-in-law Niharika, and Lalit Modi.
"The election affidavit reflects that she own 3280 shares, her son and daughter-in-law about 3225 shares each and Lalit Modi's company Ananda Heritage Hotels Pvt Ltd 815 shares, establishing the financial relationship, partnership and investment of overseas money from a tax haven," he said.
He said it proved her business partnership with the former IPL chief, who is now a "fugitive".
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