All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary KC Venugopal, MP, on Sunday rubbished the bribery allegations against him, calling it a “BJP-CPI(M) sponsored” move. Addressing the media here, he said that the case was fabricated and he had taken required legal action against him.
Mr. Venugopal was responding to questions regarding the case registered against him and Mavelikkara MP Kodikunnil Suresh on charges of allegedly accepting bribe in exchange for a seat in the Haryana Assembly elections.
“The complaint was first filed with the DGP under the Kerala Chief Minister. Why didn’t they investigate it then? I also lodged a complaint. Let there be an investigation,” Mr. Venugopal said.
Responding to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s allegation that the Congress and the BJP had struck a deal in the Assembly polls, Mr. Venugopal said it was the Chief Minister who struck a deal with the BJP, with the Twenty20 party as a mediator.
On allegations of electoral collusion triggered by the decision of the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) to withdraw its candidate from the Manjeswaram Assembly constituency, the AICC leader said that the Congress and the UDF had not entered into any agreement with the communal parties, including the SDPI.
“We are going into the elections with clear assurances to the people. The Chief Minister is upset because he is sure we will win,” Mr. Venugopal said.
Published – 29 March 2026 21:19 IST
