Some of the fiercest criticism of Arvind Kejriwal and his Aam Aadmi Party or AAP has revolved around their unsubstantiated claims of corruption against political opponents and industrialists.
Today, it was AAP that was accused of swindling money by a group of former members and supporters; they said that last year, at midnight on April 5, AAP received 50 lakhs through four bogus companies that were fronts for money-laundering. The allegations were quickly bolstered by the BJP, which is waging a major campaign in Delhi against AAP for the coming election. "We can safely call it 'hawala at midnight', " said Shazia Ilmi, who quit AAP in May 2014 and joined the BJP last month.
"We've taken all donations by cheque. If the companies raised that money through some sort of violations, then how are we responsible for that?" asked Mr Kejriwal on a townhall show organized by NDTV. "Please punish me if anything wrong is found," he added.
The BJP, which has enlisted top union ministers and nearly 120 MPs to coordinate its campaign in Delhi for the election, said AAP, founded on a pledge to fight corruption, stands exposed. "Mr Kejriwal should stop lecturing other parties," said the BJP's Nirmala Sitharaman.
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