Punjab election 2017: AAP government mother of all scams, accuse 2 former party leaders

Ahead of Punjab elections, two sitting New Delhi MLAs and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) dissident leaders on Friday levelled serious allegations against the party in Chandigarh.

While Bijwasan MLA Col (Retd) Devender Sehrawat termed the Delhi government as mother of all scams, Matia Mahal MLA and former Civil Supplies Minister Asim Ahmed Khan said that Arvid Kejriwal had demanded Rs 5 crore from him as bribe to continue as minister.

Arvind Kejriwal demanded Rs 5 crore

Launching a scathing attack against Kejriwal, Khan said he was compelled to appear before media in Chandigarh as the AAP chief was levelling false allegations against him in Punjab rallies.

"Kejriwal tells everyone that he removed a minister within minutes and sent him to jail when he heard that the minister was seeking bribe. That minister is me. I was never sent to jail nor expelled from the party. I was removed as I refused to pay him Rs 5 crore. He levelled false allegations against me by paying Rs 12 lakh to a person. I pay more than 85 lakh as income tax, why should I need a bribe of Rs 6 lakh," Khan said while releasing the audio clips of an MLA.

Khan said the Delhi government has stopped making new ration cards from the last two years and no old age pension has been added. He also added that Mohalla clinics and government schools were also an eyewash.

"Kejriwal is also claiming here that his Delhi schools have swimming pools. You go to government schools and you will find them pathetic. Parents hesitate to send their children to Delhi government schools," Khan said.

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Sehrawat, who was also addressing the media, accused Delhi's AAP government officials and ministers of amassing money in the name of bans and pollution.

"First they announced that Gutkha bill be banned in Delhi, then allowed the sale. The issue was settled by getting an amount between Rs 700 to 1000 crore from the Gutka association. They have opened more than 400 new liquor vends and three ministers are keeping an eye on them," Sehrawat said.

Commoners moving on CNG bombs

Accusing Delhi government of endangering the lives of common people by allowing the sale of spurious CNG kits, Sehrawat said besides the auto-rickshaw permit scam, the Delhi government is also involved in the CNG kit purchase scam.

"Only 60 genuine kits were imported by the Delhi government. It later allowed more than 6000 kits from the back door which were procured from China which are spurious and can kill hundreds. This is how the Delhi government has given a licence to kill the people. Common people are moving on live bombs," Sehrawat added.

Hitting out at the AAP, the MLA said the Delhi government added more pollution in the city by allowing Ola and Uber. Private taxies added more pollution."

The dissident AAP leader said AAP government has also left 8 lakh rickshaw owners in lurch by reselling the permits. 40,000 Valmiki people have also been cheated in the name of votes.

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