AAP Leader Manish Sisodia
New Delhi:
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) today once again accused the BJP of trying to "buy its MLAs" in order to form the government in Delhi, claiming that they were being offered money and ministerial berths to support the saffron outfit.
"Since the apex court's direction has come on dissolution of Delhi Assembly, BJP has approached five of our MLAs and offered them crores of rupees to support it in forming the government," AAP leader Manish Sisodia told reporters here.
The Supreme Court has asked the Centre to take a call on the dissolution of the state Assembly within five weeks. It had also questioned it for keeping the House in suspended animation despite no party coming forward to form the government.
"One party says it does not want to form the government. Another says it cannot. A third party has no strength. In a situation like this why should people suffer?" the top court had asked.
Mr Sisodia claimed that party MLAs Sanjeev Jha (Burari), Girish Soni (Madipur), Manoj Kumar (Kondli), Surender Singh (Delhi Cantt) and Raju Dhingan (Trilokpuri) were approached by the BJP in exchange for their support.
"BJP is resorting to dishonest and highly unethical means of trying to form the government by offering crores of rupees and ministerial berths to AAP MLAs," charged Mr Sisodia.
Supporting the claims of Mr Sisodia, Mr Soni, one of the MLAs, said, "Somebody called me up on August 5 and told me he wanted to meet me. He told me that since BJP is going to form the government in Delhi, 'we will make you minister and give money as per your demand if you support BJP'."
Mr Jha, the AAP MLA from Burari, reaffirmed the allegations.
Although the BJP had won 31 seats in the state assembly polls last year, its present strength has come down to 28 in the 70-member house with the resignation of three of its MLAs -- Harsh Vardhan, Ramesh Bidhuri and Pervesh Verma, who were all elected to Lok Sabha in the recent general elections.
The party has the support of the lone Shiromani Akali Dal MLA.
The AAP today convened a meeting of all its MLAs, presided by its national convener Arvind Kejriwal, which saw discussion on development projects being executed in their constituencies.
Mr Sisodia also criticized the BJP for "doing politics" over e-rickshaws.
"BJP has cheated lakhs of drivers of e-rickshaws by making false promises to them. BJP is doing politics on this matter. A policy immediately needs to be brought and tabled in the ongoing Parliament session so that they get relief," Mr Sisodia said.
"Since the apex court's direction has come on dissolution of Delhi Assembly, BJP has approached five of our MLAs and offered them crores of rupees to support it in forming the government," AAP leader Manish Sisodia told reporters here.
The Supreme Court has asked the Centre to take a call on the dissolution of the state Assembly within five weeks. It had also questioned it for keeping the House in suspended animation despite no party coming forward to form the government.
"One party says it does not want to form the government. Another says it cannot. A third party has no strength. In a situation like this why should people suffer?" the top court had asked.
Mr Sisodia claimed that party MLAs Sanjeev Jha (Burari), Girish Soni (Madipur), Manoj Kumar (Kondli), Surender Singh (Delhi Cantt) and Raju Dhingan (Trilokpuri) were approached by the BJP in exchange for their support.
"BJP is resorting to dishonest and highly unethical means of trying to form the government by offering crores of rupees and ministerial berths to AAP MLAs," charged Mr Sisodia.
Supporting the claims of Mr Sisodia, Mr Soni, one of the MLAs, said, "Somebody called me up on August 5 and told me he wanted to meet me. He told me that since BJP is going to form the government in Delhi, 'we will make you minister and give money as per your demand if you support BJP'."
Mr Jha, the AAP MLA from Burari, reaffirmed the allegations.
Although the BJP had won 31 seats in the state assembly polls last year, its present strength has come down to 28 in the 70-member house with the resignation of three of its MLAs -- Harsh Vardhan, Ramesh Bidhuri and Pervesh Verma, who were all elected to Lok Sabha in the recent general elections.
The party has the support of the lone Shiromani Akali Dal MLA.
The AAP today convened a meeting of all its MLAs, presided by its national convener Arvind Kejriwal, which saw discussion on development projects being executed in their constituencies.
Mr Sisodia also criticized the BJP for "doing politics" over e-rickshaws.
"BJP has cheated lakhs of drivers of e-rickshaws by making false promises to them. BJP is doing politics on this matter. A policy immediately needs to be brought and tabled in the ongoing Parliament session so that they get relief," Mr Sisodia said.
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