Home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday claimed that the government had nothing to “hide or be afraid of” in the Adani case and saw the BBC documentary as part of a conspiracy to target Narendra Modi since 2002, adding that each time the Prime Minister had come out “shining and more popular”.

“The BJP has nothing to hide in this (Adani) matter. Nor do we have anything to fear,” Shah said in an interview to news agency ANI on being asked about the Opposition’s allegations that the government was resorting to “favouritism and crony capitalism” by giving out key projects to the Adani group.

Shah refused to speak further on the Adani row on the ground that the Supreme Court was hearing a matter related to it and it would not be proper for a minister to comment on the issue.

Asked about Congress leader Rahul Gandhi focussing on the Adani issue in his speech in the Lok Sabha, Shah said he had nothing to comment on it as it was up to Rahul and his scriptwriters to decide what they wanted to focus on.

Shah also denied Rahul’s charges of corruption and favouritism against the BJP government, claiming that “nobody so far has been able to level such (corruption) allegations against the BJP”.

The interview was conducted before the income tax department launched “surveys” at BBC offices on Tuesday.

Asked whether he viewed the Hindenburg report on Adani and the BBC documentary on Modi as part of a conspiracy, Shah said: “The truth emerges despite a thousand conspiracies around it. They are after Modi since 2002. But every time, Modiji comes out stronger and more popular.”