Addressing a large public meeting here as part of the party's Pardafash rally, he said the sting CD had "exposed" Rawat completely.
"Everyone has seen him offering money and ministerial berths to buy support of disgruntled MLAs in the sting CD and there is no way he can defend himself. He stands completely exposed," he said.
Maharaj, who quit the Congress to join BJP shortly before the last Lok Sabha polls, credited himself with the idea of having a rail link up to Karnaprayag.
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