The BJP on Saturday launched a fresh attack on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, alleging that 116 AAP volunteers were given jobs as fellow and associate fellows and their salaries borne by the Delhi government exchequer. According to BJP, these 116 AAP volunteers who have since deleted their social media accounts — have surfaced, showing that they were working for the AAP despite getting salaries from the government.
The BJP leaders said these appointments reveal the intentions of the AAP government and its desire to control the Service Department.
As per details provided by the BJP, these experts and fellows include Ram Kumar Jha personal Body Guard and Bouncer of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who gets a salary of Rs 60,000.
Jha can be often seen several video roughing up media persons trying to reach Kejriwal, apart openly canvassing for Jhaadu and AAP. Nisha Singh, who is paid Rs 1 Lakh was attached to Sisodia and has been convicted for a 7 year term for inciting mob violence.
Anchal Bawa Pathak, who is paid Rs 1 Lakh, in an blatant conflict of interest and obvious favoritism, is the wife of Kejriwal’s henchman and MLA, Durgesh Pathak. Akshay Malhotra is also a personal staff and drives his vehicle and also does social media work, he is also working on government salary.
Manoj Kumar Jha, ex Media man and currently Chief Media Advisor to DJB, gets Rs 1.5 Lakh. While none of his work is for the DJB, he openly canvasses for AAP in elections.
Praveen Kumar Chadar, who gets Rs 1 Lakh as an Associate fellow, openly trolls and abuses BJP and Congress leaders and bats for AAP on Social Media.
Nitin Betha is Associate Fellow and has no work other than praising Arvind Kejriwal in his tweets and salary is full one lakh.
One name is Priyadarshini and salary Rs 1.25 lakh and you are the Vice President of Haryana Youth Wing Shalini Yadav is also one of them, Business World also wrote about her that she has come to change politics and now only work is to praise Arvind Kejriwal and in return salary is one lakh rupees and there are 42 to 45 names whose work is the same.
According to BJP leaders, these appointments reveal the intentions of the AAP government and its desire to control the Service Department and demanded an inquiry whether any monetary transactions were involved in these appointments.
Sudhanshu Trivedi, the BJP’s national spokesperson and Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva said the names of several people who worked for Kejriwal but got salaries from the Delhi government have surfaced. Trivedi alleged during a press conference that a new character of Arvind Kejriwal and the AAP has been revealed where party workers appointed on government salaries do partywork while holding government positions.
Demanding an inquiry, the Leader of Opposition in Delhi Assembly Ramvir Singh Bidhuri said appointments were made without considering the qualifications, experience, and regulations and most of these appointments were given to AAP volunteers, who were provided salaries amounting to millions of rupees even without the required qualifications.