The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has referred to as an emergency assembly of its Political Affairs Committee at 4 pm on Wednesday to debate and formulate a technique to counter the makes an attempt to “buy out MLAs”.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal stated that a few of his MLAs have approached him alleging that he has been threatened and provided bribes to interrupt the occasion. “Some MLAs approached me and instructed me that they’ve been threatened, provided bribes to interrupt the occasion. This is a really critical matter. A gathering of the Political Affairs Committee shall be held on the difficulty at 4 pm at present to take inventory of the state of affairs.
This is a really critical matter. To take inventory of the state of affairs and to chalk out additional technique, a gathering of our occasion’s Political Affairs Committee has been referred to as at my residence at present at 4 pm. https://t.co/E1Qu3o6xdt
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) 24 August 2022
Kejriwal’s assertion Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, who’s dealing with a CBI probe in reference to the alleged excise rip-off, had claimed that he was provided the chief minister’s publish by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and all instances have been withdrawn was. you allow
In a tweet, Sisodia warned the BJP that the MLAs they’re making an attempt to seize are Kejriwal’s troopers and “followers of Bhagat Singh”. “They will sacrifice their lives, but will never betray their loved ones. The threats from CBI and ED are in vain,” he wrote.
Failed to interrupt me, so now by providing 20-20 crores to different AAP MLAs, by displaying concern of raids began a conspiracy to interrupt them
BJP ought to recuperate, this @ArvindKejriwal He is a soldier of G, a follower of Bhagat Singh. Will give life however won’t betray. Your ED CBI is of no use in entrance of them.
— Manish Sisodia (@msisodia) 24 August 2022
AAP’s nationwide spokesperson and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh stated the 4 occasion MLAs — Ajay Dutt, Sanjeev Jha, Somnath Bharti and Kuldeep — have been contacted by BJP leaders with whom they’ve “friendly relations”. “He has been offered Rs 20 crore each for joining the party and Rs 25 crore for bringing other MLAs along,” Singh stated.
Singh stated the MLAs have threatened CBI, ED raids and false instances if they don’t change sides. He additionally accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of making an attempt to convey AAP MLAs to the BJP “by hook or crook” and to convey down the Kejriwal authorities in Delhi.
(with inputs from PTI)
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS