KEJRIWAL SACKS MISHRA FROM AAP MEMBERSHIP
The Aam Aadmi Party on Monday suspended Kapil Mishra from the party’s primary membership.
The decision was taken by its high-powered Political Affairs Committee chaired by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. “Mishra has been suspended from the party’s primary membership,” a source present in the ongoing meeting said. The decision comes a day after Mishra levelled allegations that Kejriwal had taken `2 crore in cash from Delhi minister Satyendar Jain.
A day after alleging that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had taken `2 crores in cash from Cabinet colleague Satyendar Jain, sacked AAP minister Kapil Mishra on Monday sought a lie-detector test to check the veracity of his charge. Mr Mishra fired a fresh salvo at the Delhi CM on Monday, alleging a `50crore deal for a seven-acre plot of land in the Chhattarpur area had been arranged for the AAP chief ’s brother-inlaw.
Later on Monday evening, the Aam Aadmi Party suspended Mr Mishra’s primary membership, a decision that was taken by the political affairs committee, its highest-decision-making body.
Asserting that a bogus bill amounting to `10 crores was made to favour Mr Kejriwal’s brother-inlaw, Mr Mishra also alleged that during the Punjab polls, there was massive corruption by the AAP in distribution of tickets, including supply of liquor by party members. He also said AAP leader Sanjay Singh was involved in lobbying for overseas funding of the party.
Earlier on Monday, Mr Mishra submitted documents on the `400-crore water tanker scam with the ACB. The rebel AAP leader also dared the AAP to expel him and asserted that he would never join the BJP. He also claimed since he has made accusations against Mr Kejriwal, he had been getting death threats from those close to the chief minister.
“Satyendar Jain told me he had arranged a sevenacre land deal in Chhattarpur for the family of Arvind Kejriwal's brother-in-law, the Bansals. Being PWD minister, he also fudged bills up to `10 crores in the department to benefit Mr Kejriwal's relative,” Mr Mishra told reporters here.