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Addressing the media on expelled Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislator Vinod Kumar Binny and his threat to the Delhi government, senior leaders of AAP on Monday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of trying to destabilise the government-led by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
The party claimed that BJP's Delhi unit chief Harsh Vardhan, Gujarat Chief Minister and BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi and Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley were acting together to defame the AAP.
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AAP leader Sanjay Singh said that the Kejriwal government has done more work for the people than any state government so far.
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AAP leader Sanjay Singh said that the Kejriwal government has done more work for the people than any state government so far.
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Former IBN7 managing editor and AAP spokesperson Ashutosh claimed that the saffron party was apprehensive about the nascent party's rising popularity.
Madan Lal, AAP MLA from Kasturba Nagar, claimed that two persons having links with a senior BJP leader had met him around 10-12 days ago and offered Rs 20 crore to split AAP2.
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"They said if you get nine people, you can break away and form a new party and come to power. We will make you Chief Minister. BJP will give you all help," Lal said without producing any proof to substantiate the allegations.
The MLA alleged that one person also offered that if he succeeded in getting support of around 10 AAP MLAs, then he would be made the Chief Minister of Delhi.
Lal said that on December 8, an unidentified person had telephoned him, saying a prominent leader wanted to talk to him.
"When I asked him who wanted to talk to me, he said Arun Jaitley. After hearing Jaitley's name, I cut the phone. I could not make a call back on the unknown number," he said.
In a tweet, Jaitley rubbished the allegations. "Rubbish claims by AAP. AAP's alternative politics includes a fundamental right to falsehood and lies," he said.
Asked why he didn't record the offer by that person as Kejriwal government was trying to teach the common man of Delhi how to do sting operation of officials seeking bribe, the MLA said he didn't have such a device.
( PTI contributed to this story )
