Rahul Gandhi like Alibaba surrounded by 40 thieves: BJP

BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra cited a news report claiming that Gandhi and his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra rented their premises to a man accused of corruption.

"Rahul Gandhi is personally embroiled neck deep in corruption," Patra said while addressing a press conference at the party office here following the news report. He also called him "Alibaba surrounded by 40 thieves", referring to the popular folk tale from "Arabian Nights - One Thousand and One Nights".

There was no immediate response from the Congress to Patra's allegations. According to the news report, a farmhouse in Delhi's Mehrauli area in the name of Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi was rented to an accused in NSEL "scam", he said.

"This property was rented out to a scamster by Rahul Gandhi," Patra said, adding that corruption and the Congress are synonymous with each other.