The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday alleged that the BJP has threatened four of its MLAs that they will have to face "false cases, the CBI and the ED" if they do not switch sides and join the saffron party.
Addressing a press briefing, AAP's national spokesperson and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh claimed that his party legislators-- Ajay Dutt, Sanjeev Jha, Somnath Bharati and Kuldeep – have been offered Rs 20 crore each by the BJP if they switch sides and Rs 25 crore if they bring other party leaders with them, reported Times Now.
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He claimed that the AAP MLAs were approached by leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) with whom they have "friendly relations".
"They have been offered Rs 20 crore each if they join the party and Rs 25 crore if they bring other MLAs along with them," Singh said, PTI reported.
"They (BJP leaders) told our MLAs that if they do not accept the offer and join the BJP, they will also have to face false cases, the CBI and the ED like (Delhi Deputy Chief Minister) Manish Sisodia is facing," he added.
The AAP MP accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of trying to bring AAP legislators into the BJP-fold "by hook or crook" and making efforts to bring down the Arvind Kejriwal-led government in Delhi.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal also claimed that some AAP MLAs have told him that they are being threatened to quit the party, terming it a “serious matter”.
"In the last two to three days, some AAP MLAs have told me that they are being given the threat of CBI and ED, they are being lured with money to leave AAP, this is a very serious issue. We have called a meeting of our political affairs at 4 pm to discuss this," he said.
