BJP hits out at Kejriwal, calls him a pawn in hands of Congress

New Delhi, March 25: BJP on Tuesday dubbed Arvind Kerjriwal as a "pawn" in the hands of

and slammed both the parties for indulging in "baseless insinuations" against its Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi.

Alleging a nexus between the two parties, party spokesperson Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said Congress is afraid of facing elections and trying to field its "pawn" from Varanasi to take on Modi.

"Congress is trying to field its pawn from Varanasi to take on Modi according to its scripted plan. Congress is only interested in levelling baseless allegations against BJP through its pawn Kejriwal," he charged.

Kejriwal is expected to declare his candidature against Modi at a rally in Varanasi today. Kejriwal reached Varanasi on Tuesday to address a rally here. He is also likely to announce his candidature against Narendra Modi for the Lok Sabha elections.

Kejriwal was attacked with eggs and black ink in Varanasi just minutes ahead of his road show.

PTI