Kapil Mishra alleges, AAP refutes, Opposition demands Arvind Kejriwal’s resignation

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New Delhi, May 7, 2017: Rumblings in the Aam Aadmi Party continue today with sacked Delhi Water Minister Kapil Mishra making a dramatic allegation, accusing Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal of corruption.

Speaking to reporters at Rajghat today morning, Mishra claimed to have seen Kejriwal accept Rs 2 crore in cash from Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Kumar Jain.

The allegations come just a day after Mishra was shunted out of the Arvind Kejriwal cabinet. Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, however, said Mishra was fired because of mismanagement that resulted in a major water crisis during the MCD polls.

The Bharatiya Janata Party and Congress both responded to Mishra’s claim by saying that Kejriwal should step down as Delhi chief minister.

Meanwhile, the Aam Aadmi Party rubbished Mishra’s claims, calling the allegations baseless and undeserving of a response.

Claiming that he was sacked after he spoke out against corruption within the party, Mishra said that he is ready to give evidence to the Enforcement Directorate and the Central Bureau of Investigation. “I had sought appointment with the ACB before being sacked,” Mishra said.

Raising questions over the funds received by the AAP ahead of the Punjab polls, Mishra alleged that he saw AAP Minister Satyendra Jain  give Rs 2 crore to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.  “I trusted Kejriwal, whom I thought to be clean. There were several funding related issues in Punjab. I though Kejriwal would act on it. I had this trust in him since two years. But two days back, I saw Satyendra Jain giving 2 crore rupees to Arvind Kejriwal at his residence. How did Satyendra Jain get those cash? I asked Kejriwal to offer a apology. But Kejriwal is silent,” he said.

Earlier, Mishra said he would expose all the names involved in the scam. After the meeting, with out mentioning any names, the sacked water minister alleged in a tweet that he has seen “HIM” taking “illegal cash”. Mishra added that it was impossible for him to remain quiet and that he is ready to sacrifice even his life in his fight against corruption. Earlier, when asked whether he would be joining the BJP, Mishra said: “I am founder member of AAP and will always remain in the party.”