Defamation suit filed against Arvind Kejriwal, Atishi in connection with MLA poaching allegations
The Aam Aadmi Party leaders had alleged that the BJP offered crores of rupees to their MLAs to coerce them into defecting to the Hindutva party.
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Bhartiya Janata Party leader Praveen Shankar Kapoor has filed a defamation case against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Cabinet minister Atishi in connection with poaching allegations made by leaders of the Aam Aadmi Party, reported The Indian Express on Tuesday.
On January 27, Kejriwal alleged that the BJP had offered Rs 25 crore each to seven Aam Aadmi Party MLAs to quit Delhi’s ruling party and topple his government.
Aam Aadmi Party leader Atishi alleged on the same day that the BJP had launched “Operation Lotus 2.0” in Delhi. “They had made a similar attempt to poach AAP MLAs last year by offering them money but failed.”
On April 2, Atishi alleged in a press conference that the BJP had asked her to join the party or she would be arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in one month.
In his complaint submitted to Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Tanya Bamniyal, Kapoor, who is the media head of BJP’s Delhi unit, said that the allegations are “false and unsubstantiated”, reported Live Law.
“They [AAP leaders] are trying to portray that the BJP is trying to subvert the government by illegal means,” advocate Amit Tiwari, representing Kapoor, told the court.
Referring to Kejriwal’s social media post on January 27 and Atishi’s April 2 press conference, he said: “Whenever Enforcement Directorate approached the AAP leaders in...
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