TIL Desk/National/New Delhi/ Delhi CM and Aam Party Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday claimed that the BJP approached 10 MLAs of the party’s government in Punjab and alleged it was buying MLAs and breaking governments. The ruling AAP in Punjab on Tuesday accused the BJP of offering Rs 20-25 crore each to its MLAs in an attempt to topple the Bhagwant Mann government in the state.
Punjab had BJP dubbed the allegations as “baseless” and “bundle of lies” and said AAP is trying to divert attention of people from its “failures”. Addressing the media in Chandigarh, Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema alleged that under the BJP’s “Operation Lotus”, some AAP legislators in the state have been approached.
The senior AAP leader claimed that seven to 10 AAP MLAs have been approached with offers of money and ministerial positions. “Our MLAs in Punjab are being contacted. They are being contacted telephonically by some people of the BJP who were sent by the BJP’s central leadership to break our legislators away from the party,” said Cheema.
“They approached our MLAs and told them that their meeting will be arranged with ‘vadde baau ji’ and with big leaders in Delhi, and also offered them Rs 25 crore each,” he said. Cheema alleged that the AAP MLAs were offered ministerial positions if the BJP forms the government. The state finance minister further alleged, “They were told if you bring three-four MLAs, then you will be offered Rs 50-70 crore.”
