Delhi results tomorrow, AAP says candidates being lured; BJP denies

The Delhi Assembly predetermination results volition beryllium announced connected Saturday. Most of the exit polls person fixed an borderline to the BJP.

Earlier successful the day, AAP Rajya Sabha subordinate Sanjay Singh made a akin connection astatine a property conference. “Seven of our candidates person been contacted by the BJP and person been offered Rs 15 crore each to quit, interruption the enactment and articulation the BJP… The BJP met 1 oregon 2 of them successful person… We person told each our candidates to grounds these calls,” helium said. He added that the enactment had asked its candidates who were being approached successful idiosyncratic to marque video recordings with hidden cameras.

“The enactment which believes successful trampling upon democracy, the buying-selling of legislators, breaking and toppling governments…the BJP has conceded its decision successful the Delhi Assembly elections,” Singh said.

Security unit extracurricular a counting centre successful Gole Market country of New Delhi connected Thursday. (Express photograph by Tashi Tobgyal)

He alleged that immoderate of those who were contacted by the BJP were sitting legislators, portion others were enactment candidates. He accused the BJP of employing some wealth powerfulness and the fearfulness of probe agencies to exert unit connected AAP legislators and candidates.

“They (the BJP) broke distant our MP successful Punjab, 2 of our ministers successful Delhi…we tried to prevention Delhi contempt each the struggles that came our way…we volition stock each the applicable accusation astatine the close time,” helium said.

AAP’s Mukesh Ahlawat, a curate successful the outgoing Delhi government, was among those who claimed helium had got specified a call. Sharing a screenshot of what helium claimed were his telephone records, helium said helium had got a telephone from a fig astatine 12.09 pm.

Without naming anyone, helium posted connected X: “I whitethorn dice but I volition ne'er wantonness Arvind Kejriwal. I got a telephone from this number. He said that their authorities is being formed, they volition marque you a curate and volition besides springiness you 15 crore. Leave AAP. I privation to archer them that the respect that Kejriwal ji and the AAP enactment person fixed maine volition guarantee that I don’t permission the enactment till I die.”

Responding to the AAP’s allegations, Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva said: “It is wide that each AAP leaders, including Arvind Kejriwal, person panicked owed to a looming defeat… MP Sanjay Singh’s allegation of BJP luring AAP’s candidates is simply a effect of his frustration.”

Asking Singh to retreat his allegations, Sachdeva referred to a defamation lawsuit against Delhi Chief Minister Atishi for making akin allegations against the BJP. “Singh’s Chief Minister Atishi is retired connected bail… and the substance is present successful the Delhi High Court,” helium said.

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