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Senior BJP leader M Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday ridiculed ruling Congress for seeking probe by a sitting Supreme Court judge into the Gujarat snooping row and said it has lost the moral authority to speak on women safety after it came under scanner for commuting death penalties in child rape and murder cases.

"They are pressing their dirty tricks department and misusing investigating agencies also to defame political opponents. There is no complaint from the woman. Father said he has made a request to the Chief Minister. They are trying to make it a national issue..its laughable," he told reporters.

Two investigative portals, Cobrapost and Gulail, had claimed on November 15 that Amit Shah, the former home minister of Gujarat and Chief Minister Narendra Modi's close aide, had ordered illegal surveillance of a woman at the behest of one "saheb".

They had released taped conversation between Shah and an IPS officer to back up their claim, adding that its authenticity could not be confirmed.

Congress had promptly demanded a probe by a sitting Supreme Court judge to fix accountability in the row.

"I would like to remind the Congress your concern for women is known. You people, your government have recommended, and the then President commuted death sentence to life imprisonment in four cases of rape and murder of minor girls, wherein the highest court of land held that these cases are rarest of rare. What is your moral authority to talk about safety and security of women," he asked.

Congress is making false charges against BJP and its Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi as it is rattled by his growing popularity, Naidu maintained.

Referring to Congress seeking de-recognition of BJP and asking the saffron party to change its Prime Ministerial candidate, he alleged that it reflected the frustration of Congress.

Claiming that there is a wave in favour of BJP and Modi in the country, including in the South, he said: "the writing on the wall for Congressmen is clear. They will be out, it will be total rout and there is no doubt. No one can stop Modi with fiction and falsehood".

Citing examples of the comments allegedly made by different Congress leaders, Naidu alleged that the ruling party leaders are stooping low levels by regularly abusing BJP and Modi.

"We do not want to downgrade the public discourse. It is the ruling party, they have a basic responsibility. They started this. Somebody calls (Modi) 'monkey', somebody calls scorpion', somebody calls 'Yama'. After having said all this, the Prime Minister gives a 'Pravachan' (sermon) to the BJP. That is where I am objecting. Is he suffering from selective amnesia. Is he helpless, that is why he is keeping quiet," he said.

Replying to a query, he asked how can Congress say that why BJP government did not give Bharat Ratna to former Premier Atal Bihari Vajpayee when he himself headed the government.

To another question, he said the BJP is with Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan who filed a defamation suit against Congress President.

Naidu said the man who threw ink at AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal in Delhi is not a BJP worker and that the act is condemnable.

Referring to Congress leaders from Telangana and Seemandhra speaking in different voices on issue of division of AP, he wondered how can leaders of the party speak differently after the party had taken a decision.

"That means they are all posturing. They are only aiming at political benefit in the coming elections rather helping the people of both regions. BJP stand is clear and there is no question of changing our stand (supporting Telangana). I think this entire drama is being played, the script is written in Delhi," he said.

He charged that the "Congress is playing a cruel, nasty political game in Andhra Pradesh for short term political gains".

Replying to a query, he said there is nothing new in the Maoist threat highlighted by Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy and the problem needs to be fought squarely.

Asked about HRD Minister M M Pallam Raju allegedly going to Mauritius though he had quit over united Andhra issue, he said he would not like to join issue with individuals and that the minister would explain.