Delhi Police Crime Branch on Sunday served a fresh notice on Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, asking him to respond to his charges of poaching attempts by the BJP with evidence by Monday.
The Crime Branch also served a notice on AAP leader and minister Atishi in the poaching claim case, asking her to respond within three days.
“An inquiry is being conducted by the Crime Branch of Delhi police, on a complaint received in respect of the allegations made by you that the BJP has offered Rs 25 crore each to the sitting MLAs of AAP for leaving the party and joining the BJP. These allegations were posted by you on X on January 27, 2024,” a letter undersigned by Pankaj Arora, ACP of Central Range Crime said.
“The Crime Branch has written in the notice that from your tweet it appears that you have evidence and information related to a cognizable crime, please submit the information and answers to the Crime Branch by February 5,” it added.
Earlier in the day, a Crime Branch team arrived at the door of AAP leader Atishi to serve a notice in connection with her claim that the BJP was trying to prise away the party’s MLAs through cash inducements and topple the government as part of ‘Operation Lotus 2.0’.
Meanwhile, weighing in on the notices to the AAP convenor and Atishi, fellow party leader Jasmine Shah told ANI that they have no mention of the FIR filed by the BJP in connection with the poaching claim but are merely some letters on a piece of white paper.
“Yesterday, a team of Delhi Police Crime Branch was at the residence of CM Arvind Kejriwal. They wanted to serve a notice on him. They waited five hours before handing the notice to an official from the CM’s office. The notice does not have a word on the FIR and neither is it a summons.