In the midst of a growing issue surrounding Sukesh Chandrashekhar, Delhi’s Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia increased his criticism of the BJP on Saturday, one day after the dates for civic body elections were released.
Sukesh Chandrashekhar, who is currently imprisoned in connection with a case of fraud involving 200 crore rupees, has been at the centre of a fresh BJP-AAP stalemate in Delhi as a result of allegations linking him to Delhi minister Satyendar Jain.
In a tweet, the Delhi Deputy Chief Minister said that the BJP “was scared ahead of the assembly elections in Gujarat and the civic polls in Delhi.” The Aam Aadmi Party has been making similar comments in the recent months.
“Fearing a catastrophic defeat in MCD (Municipal Corporation of Delhi) and Gujarat, (the) BJP has locked a deal with a thug lodged in Tihar – he will make absurd allegations against (Arvind) Kejriwal ji everyday and in return. the BJP will help him in his case,” Sisodia tweeted in Hindi – without naming Sukesh Chandrashekar – but did not stop there. “I have heard that JP Nadda ji will get him inducted into the BJP next,” the AAP number 2 further added.
In the past, Sisodia, who is an accused in the Delhi excise policy case, has asserted that the BJP, which sought to unseat the AAP administration in the nation’s capital, had given him an offer to join.
Meanwhile, his comments came as Sukesh was reported to have written to his lawyer, claiming that “Delhi Minister Satyendar Jain and former top Tihar prison official are threatening me after my complaint to Delhi’s Lieutenant Governor went public”.
“Kejriwal Ji why did you force me to bring 20-30 individuals to contribute ₹500 crore to the party in return of seats,” read the purported letter, a copy of which was shared by news agency ANI. Further details on this could not be independently verified.
“Sukesh said that he gave ₹50 crores, at the behest of Kailash Gehlot’s farm house @ArvindKejriwal. @SatyendarJain talked on the phone. Now after all this the character and truth of @AamAadmiParty has been revealed,” Delhi BJP leader Rajiv Babbar wrote in Hindi in tweet.