Sacked AAP minister seeks support for BJP in Narela
Former AAP minister Sandeep Kumar, who was sacked after a sex video allegedly involving him emerged in August 2016, is now campaigning for the BJP in the MCD polls.
On Sunday, the former Delhi women and child development minister, was seen campaigning door-to-door for BJP’s candidate from Narela, Savita Khatri.
Kumar said he was it just for “friends”.
“Wherever my friends are contesting, I will support them. Be it BJP, BSP or the Congress, I will campaign for all my friends. Mr Khatri is a dear friend, so I am campaigning for his wife,” Kumar said.
The BJP said that Kumar had not been called to campaign for the candidate.
During his campaign for the BJP, Kumar was heard criticising the AAP and its chief Arvind Kejriwal. “Kejriwal is fooling and misleading Delhi’s people with his broom,” he said. The former minister however, made no statement on whether he is joining BJP or any other party. Kumar also accused the AAP of indulging in caste politics.
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal had sacked Kumar last year after he was purportedly shown in a compromising position with two women in a CD. He was also suspended from the party later.
In the 9-minute long CD, Sandeep Kumar was seen with two women.
The CD contained pictures of Sandeep Kumar in compromising position with one woman. The other part of the CD contained a video with another woman.
The BJP said it was a mischievous attempt by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Congress to create nuisance. Shyam Jaju, national vice president, BJP said both AAP and Congress are passing through a rough phase and have lost connect with the people hence they are indulging in misleading campaigning.
“We have been demanding action against Kumar. These attempts are a ploy to hurt our election campaign,” Jaju said.
BJP spokesperson Naveen Kumar said it was a planned conspiracy by the AAP and Congress to hamper prospects of BJP candidate in Narela ward. “It was planned mischief as AAP MLA Alka Lamba also tweeted about this. It is a deliberate attempt to sabotage BJP campaign,” he said.