Bharatiya Janata Party has alleged that the Congress leaders conspired to destabilise the Gujarat Government after the 2002 riots and defame the then Chief Minister Narendra Modi.<br />''<br />''Briefing media in New Delhi, Party Spokesman Sambit Patra said, the Special Investigation Team constituted in Gujarat riots cases has placed the affidavit before the court. He said, this affidavit states that there were some financial transactions that took place between late Congress leader Ahmed Patel and activist Teesta Setalvad.<br />''<br />''He also alleged that Patel was merely a conduit in the alleged transaction, but the driving force was Congress President Sonia Gandhi. Mr Patra further alleged that Teesta Setalvad and her associates were working with political motives to malign the image of the State Government.<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Meanwhile, Congress has categorically refuted the charges against Ahmed Patel. The party termed the charges as mischievous and manufactured. Party General Secretary Jairam Ramesh has issued statement in this regard.</span><br />

<span style="color: #222222;">Bharatiya Janata Party today alleged that the Congress leaders conspired to destabilise the Gujarat Government after the 2002 riots and defame the then Chief Minister Narendra Modi.<br />''<br />''Briefing media in New Delhi, Party Spokesman Sambit Patra said, the Special Investigation Team constituted in Gujarat riots cases has placed the affidavit before the court. He said, this affidavit states that there were some financial transactions that took place between late Congress leader Ahmed Patel and activist Teesta Setalvad.<br />''<br />''He also alleged that Patel was merely a conduit in the alleged transaction, but the driving force was Congress President Sonia Gandhi. Mr Patra further alleged that Teesta Setalvad and her associates were working with political motives to malign the image of the State Government.<br />''<br />''Meanwhile, Congress has categorically refuted the charges against Ahmed Patel. The party termed the charges as mischievous and manufactured. Party General Secretary Jairam Ramesh has issued statement in this regard.</span><br />