Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain, whom AAP rebel leader Kapil Mishra has accused of handing ₹2 crore to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, finally broke his silence on Monday.
“There is a limit to lying. I wasn’t at the Chief Minister’s residence on Friday, May 5. I can prove it,” said Mr. Jain.
Mr. Jain now plans to file a criminal defamation case against Mr. Mishra for his baseless allegations.
‘Crossed all limits’
Explaining why he chose to speak up, Mr. Jain said, “I wanted to see how far he [Mishra] will go in cooking up these allegations. But he has crossed all limits.”
While Mr. Jain said that it was still all right to levy allegations against him, calling an “honest” man like Mr. Kejriwal corrupt was uncalled for. “I have been accused several times by the BJP. But to drag Arvind Kejriwal into this is unbelievable. He is a man for whose honesty thousands of people have left their lives and families,” he said.
Mr. Mishra had alleged that Mr. Jain also facilitated a seven-acre land deal worth ₹50 crore for one of Mr. Kejriwal’s relatives. “He is accusing a person who has died. He isn’t here to defend himself. You can say he was involved in a ₹50-crore scam or a ₹1,000-crore scam now that he is no more,” said Mr. Jain.
Mr. Mishra levelled two more charges — that fake bills worth ₹10 crore were cleared for Mr. Kejriwal’s brother-in-law, and tickets to contest the Punjab and Delhi civic polls were sold at a price.
“This is not the Arvind Kejriwal we worshipped. This Kejriwal is hungry for power and wants to cling to his seat,” said Mr. Mishra.
