AAP’s Balbir Jakhar refutes son’s claims of paying Rs 6 crore for ticket

Amid the Lok Sabha elections, while addressing a press conference in the national capital, AAP candidate from West Delhi, Balbir Singh Jakhar spoke on his son Uday Jakhar’s allegation that his father (Balbir Singh Jakhar) paid Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Rs 6 crore for a ticket. He said, “I condemn the allegations. I have never discussed with my son anything about my candidature. I speak to him very rarely.” “He stays at his maternal parents' home from the time of his birth and I divorced my wife in 2009. She stayed with me for only 6-7 months. His custody was granted to my wife after the divorce,” he added.