BJP brands Arvind Kejriwal as 'Mr Corrupt', demands his resignation

Centre-ruling party also rubbished claims of being involved with sacked AAP leader Kapil Mishra

Press Trust of India  |  New Delhi 

Arvind Kejriwal
File photo of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal talking to the media after attending a special session of the Assembly in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Branding Delhi Chief Minister as "Mr Corrupt", the on Sunday demanded his resignation after sacked minister alleged "massive" financial irregularities in the AAP's funding.

spokesperson Meenakshi Lekhi also rubbished the Aam Aadmi Party's claim that Mishra was acting at its behest.

She said Kejriwal must come clean about the allegations levelled by the sacked Delhi minister.

He must respond to Mishra's claims instead of resorting to mud-slinging, she demanded.

"Mr Corrupt has increased in Delhi by leaps and bounds and this has overshadowed governance. The AAP's leadership is being questioned because it is one man's party indulging in corrupt practice and filling the coffers of his own family and people around him," Lekhi said.

The has now become "Kejriwal Aadmi Party", she added.

The swept to power in Delhi riding on its anti- movement.

Responding to the AAP's claim that Mishra was "parroting" the BJP, Lekhi, an MP from central Delhi, said the sacked minister was once Kejriwal's confidant.

"Nobody has to parrot the BJP's lines. This person (Mishra) is somebody at whose behest people like Prashant Bhushan and Yogendra Yadav were thrown out of the He was close to Mr Corrupt."

"The has nothing to do with him. When people from within the are questioning the party leadership, we really don't have much task to do. We can only ask questions in consonance," she said.

Earlier on Sunday, Mishra told the media at his residence that the had received "crores of rupees" from "shell companies" run by people close to Kejriwal.

He said there were discrepancies in the money received by the and the amount it declared before the Election Commission.

The refuted Mishra's charges and said he was "parroting" the

BJP brands Arvind Kejriwal as 'Mr Corrupt', demands his resignation

Centre-ruling party also rubbished claims of being involved with sacked AAP leader Kapil Mishra

Centre-ruling party also rubbished claims of being involved with sacked AAP leader Kapil Mishra
Branding Delhi Chief Minister as "Mr Corrupt", the on Sunday demanded his resignation after sacked minister alleged "massive" financial irregularities in the AAP's funding.

spokesperson Meenakshi Lekhi also rubbished the Aam Aadmi Party's claim that Mishra was acting at its behest.

She said Kejriwal must come clean about the allegations levelled by the sacked Delhi minister.

He must respond to Mishra's claims instead of resorting to mud-slinging, she demanded.

"Mr Corrupt has increased in Delhi by leaps and bounds and this has overshadowed governance. The AAP's leadership is being questioned because it is one man's party indulging in corrupt practice and filling the coffers of his own family and people around him," Lekhi said.

The has now become "Kejriwal Aadmi Party", she added.

The swept to power in Delhi riding on its anti- movement.

Responding to the AAP's claim that Mishra was "parroting" the BJP, Lekhi, an MP from central Delhi, said the sacked minister was once Kejriwal's confidant.

"Nobody has to parrot the BJP's lines. This person (Mishra) is somebody at whose behest people like Prashant Bhushan and Yogendra Yadav were thrown out of the He was close to Mr Corrupt."

"The has nothing to do with him. When people from within the are questioning the party leadership, we really don't have much task to do. We can only ask questions in consonance," she said.

Earlier on Sunday, Mishra told the media at his residence that the had received "crores of rupees" from "shell companies" run by people close to Kejriwal.

He said there were discrepancies in the money received by the and the amount it declared before the Election Commission.

The refuted Mishra's charges and said he was "parroting" the
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