Forward of the Delhi meeting election outcome, the Aam Aadmi Social gathering (AAP) leaders claimed that the Bharatiya Janata Social gathering (BJP) leaders reached out to 16 AAP candidates and provided them Rs 15 crore with a ministerial berth in the event that they joined the Saffron social gathering. Whereas, the BJP rejected the cost, accusing the AAP of “panicking”.
The scuffle started after some exit polls indicated an edge for the BJP.
AAP Supremo Arvind Kejriwal stated in a put up on X, “Some companies are exhibiting that the Gaali Galoj Social gathering is getting greater than 55 seats. Within the final two hours, 16 of our candidates have obtained calls that in the event that they go away AAP and be a part of their social gathering, they may make them ministers and can give Rs 15 crore to every of them. If their social gathering is getting greater than 55 seats, what’s the want for them to name our candidates? Clearly, these faux surveys have been performed with the only real goal of making this environment to interrupt candidates. However… not a single particular person will break.”
Earlier on Thursday, AAP Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Singh additionally made the same assertion throughout the press convention, “Seven MLAs (of AAP) have obtained cellphone calls from some BJP components, who’ve provided to provide them Rs 15 crore to depart the Aam Aadmi Social gathering and be a part of the BJP.”
He additional added the BJP had accepted its defeat earlier than the outcome and started the politics of breaking events in Delhi as nicely.
“We’ve got informed the MLAs to document such audio calls and complain about it. If anybody meets them, they need to make a video of it with a hidden digicam… The BJP has accepted its defeat even earlier than the counting of votes and like the remainder of the nation, the BJP has began the politics of breaking events in Delhi as nicely,” Singh stated, ANI reported.
AAP’s Mukesh Ahlawat, a minister within the outgoing Delhi authorities claimed that he obtained a name. He shared a screenshot of his cellphone data, which revealed that the decision got here from a quantity at 12:09 PM.
With out naming anybody, Ahlawat stated in a put up on X: “I’ll die however I’ll by no means abandon Arvind Kejriwal. I bought a name from this quantity. He stated that their authorities is being fashioned, they may make you a minister and also will provide you with 15 crore. Go away AAP. I need to inform them that the respect that Kejriwal ji and the AAP social gathering have given me will be sure that I don’t go away the social gathering until I die.”
Reacting to the AAP’s allegations, Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva alleged that AAP is “panicking” on account of a looming defeat.
“It’s clear that every one AAP leaders, together with Arvind Kejriwal, have panicked on account of a looming defeat… MP Sanjay Singh’s allegation of BJP luring AAP’s candidates is a results of his frustration,” Sachdeva stated, The Indian Categorical reported.
Voting for all 70 meeting seats happened on February 5, and the ECI is scheduled to conduct the relying on Saturday, February 8.
