KAPIL MISHRA SITTING ON ‘SATYAGRAHA’ AT HIS HOUSE
The former Water Minister says he would not end his protest until Arvind Kejriwal makes public the details of foreign trips of five AAP members
NEW DELHI: Sacked Delhi Water Minister Kapil Mishra on Wednesday began an indefinite hunger strike at his residence and threatened not to eat anything until Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal reveals who funded the foreign trips of five AAP leaders in the last two years.
In an open letter to Kejriwal, Mishra – suspended from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Saturday after he alleged corruption by the Chief Minister – said he was on a “satyagraha” at his home.
Mishra said he was fasting “all alone in one corner of my house” and would not end his protest until Kejriwal made public the details of foreign trips of the Chief Minister’s five friends – Sanjay Singh, Ashish Khetan, Satyendar Jain, Raghav Chadhha and Durgesh Pathak.
“Won’t eat anything, will only drink water,” Mishra told mediapersons on Wednesday.
He also alleged that he was getting “life threats from international numbers”. “I got a call from an international number, but I didn’t respond to that. Then I received a death threat on a Whatsapp message,” he said.
Mishra said he knew Kejriwal was not bothered about his life and will keep fasting till it was known “where they all visited, why they went, what did they do (during foreign trips) and from whose money did they do all these things”. “Many people have said the amount of the hawala money, discrepancies in donations, cash transactions would be revealed in minutes if this information are made public.”
Mishra on Tuesday had filed a graft complaint with the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) against Kejriwal, his relatives, and other AAP leaders.