New Delhi: Challenges for Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal escalated as following quite a few summonses from the Enforcement Directorate within the alleged liquor excise coverage rip-off case, the crime department has now visited his residence with a discover from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The discover is said to the Aam Aadmi Party’s accusation in opposition to the BJP of making an attempt to purchase AAP MLAs.
Crime department officers are at present stationed exterior the residence of AAP convenor to personally ship a discover to the Delhi CM, though entry has not been granted but. Yesterday, police officers visited the CM’s residence to subject a discover concerning the Aam Aadmi Party’s accusation in opposition to the BJP of making an attempt to purchase AAP MLAs. Delhi Police has requested the CM to offer proof in assist of the allegations.
Sources within the CM Kejriwal’s workplace nevertheless claimed that his workplace is able to obtain the discover however the officers of Delhi Police’s crime department are usually not giving him a receiving be aware for a similar.
The sources additionally claimed that the Delhi Police had introduced alongside media groups simply to make a spectacle and malign the Chief Minister’s repute.
Earlier on Friday, aside from Kejriwal, the police officers, in search of proof, additionally knocked on the doorways of AAP minister Atishi’s residence. However, as per sources, each the AAP leaders weren’t current at their respective residences.
The Aam Aadmi Party has accused the BJP of attempting to topple the elected Delhi authorities via a marketing campaign dubbed “Operation Lotus 2.0”.
Addressing a press convention, final week, senior AAP chief Atishi claimed that the BJP has approached a number of AAP MLAs with bribes and threats in a bid to induce defection.
“BJP has started ‘Operation Lotus 2.0’, and is trying to topple the democratically elected AAP government in Delhi. 7 MLAs of the AAP have been contacted by the BJP, and have been told, that Arvind Kejriwal will be arrested soon, after which AAP MLAs will be rifted apart. They are in touch with 21 of our MLAs, using whom they aim to topple the Delhi government. Those 7 MLAs have been offered Rs 25 crores each… Operation Lotus is the tactic used by the BJP to come into power in states, where they are not democratically elected… Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Arunachal Pradesh, and Madhya Pradesh are examples,” the AAP chief had stated.
“In Delhi, they are going to our MLAs and saying that Kejriwal is going to go to jail and then we will call all the MLAs to ourselves and form the BJP government in Delhi, but I want to say that the Aam Aadmi Party is not afraid. Not a single MLA is afraid,” she added.
Atishi additionally revealed that the AAP possesses a recording of 1 such “Operation Lotus 2.0” dialog, hinting at its potential launch if obligatory.
“Currently, 7 MLAs have been offered by BJP; we have the recording of one of them and will release it when required,” stated Atishi. However, the BJP has rejected the AAP’s declare of Operation Lotus 2.0.
“Arvind Kejriwal is again lying as he has done since the last seven times. Not once has been able to tell which phone number was used to contact them, who contacted them, and where was the meeting held. he just gives out statements and goes into hiding… His partners are in jail, and he is repeatedly avoiding ED summons because he knows he does not have answers to the ED questions…” stated BJP chief Kapil Mishra.
AAP received 62 out of 70 seats within the Delhi Assembly polls. The BJP acquired simply 8 seats, whereas the remainder of the events together with the Congress, drew a clean.Â
