Another bribery allegation was hurled against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal when ousted Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Asim Ahmed Khan on Monday said that the CM had demanded ₹5 crore from him for a cable network.
“The ones who are supporting Kejriwal are his own people. Everybody’s secrets are confided among each other. He is the same Kejriwal who demanded ₹5 crore from me,” Mr. Khan said.
“The party needed ₹25 crore to buy a cable network out of which ₹5 crore were asked from me. The rest was asked from four other MLAs... They formed a team that went after me to pressurise me to give money. Then they started warning me that if you want to remain a Minister then you will have to give ₹5 crore. I said you can remove me but I will not pay. Then I was framed under false charges and removed from the party. Now when there are allegations against Mr. Kejriwal and Satyendra Jain, why is no action being taken?” he said.
Backs Mishra
Extending support to Kapil Mishra, Mr. Khan said: “Mr. Jain is the right-hand of Mr. Kejriwal. The way Mr. Mishra has said that he handed over the evidence to the ACB and CBI, it shows its genuineness. Such things [corruption] have not evolved now. It was there right from the time the AAP formed the government,” Mr. Khan said.
