NEW DELHI: The government and the top leadership of Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday rallied around Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, who has been a target of Opposition attack. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday made a strong statement in support of Jaitley. And speaking to ET, Home Minister Rajnath Singh was equally forthright in support of his Cabinet colleague.Aam Aadmi Party leaders have alleged Jaitley bears responsibility in maladministration of Delhi’s local cricket body.Congress has demanded Jaitley’s resignation.Rajnath Singh told ET: "These allegations are baseless. Whatever the case, no questions can be raised on his (Jaitley’s) integrity.""I have known him (Jaitley) for about 25 years, there can be no doubt. All of us in the party and government are strongly behind him," Rajnath Singh told ET.The prime minister, speaking at a meeting of the BJP parliamentary party, drew parallels between Jaitley and BJP patriarch LK Advani, saying both were exemplars of integrity in public life and that attempts to target Jaitley will ultimately hurt accusers."Arun Jaitley’s integrity is like that of LK Advani. The way baseless Hawala allegations were levelled against him (Advani), the same is being done to Jaitley," PM Modi said at the meeting."The prime minister gave the example of LK Advani. The government at that time tried to implicate him in the Hawala case. Advani came through with flying colours and the strategy of Congress boomeranged. Same thing is going to happen regarding allegations against Jaitley... Congress is inventing (an) issue to defame the government," Parliamentary Affairs Minister Venkaiah Naidu said, briefing the media after the meeting.Senior BJP leaders said statements of support from the PM and home minister clearly indicate the party’s top leadership is firmly behind Jaitley and that speculation of a rift in the party over supporting the FM was "baseless".There have been reports over the past two days that drew a contrast between BJP leadership’s show of support for Sushma Swaraj , when the Lalit Modi visa issue was making headlines, and the seeming absence of a similar gesture after AAP made its allegations against Jaitley.BJP leaders said party president Amit Shah ’s statement of support and the subsequent strong backing by top government leaders are clear indications that the party brass is on the same page over supporting Jaitley.Opposition parties, however, pointed out that the PM drawing parallels between Advani and Jaitley misses the point that Advani had resigned as a member of Parliament and came back only when his name was cleared."By drawing a parallel with Advani, the prime minister is giving a hint to Arun Jaitley that he should resign, get himself cleared and come back. I read it as a signal to Jaitley that you also do the same thing," CPM leader Sitaram Yechury said. Similar remarks were made by Congress leaders.