The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Wednesday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of indulging in horse trading, saying seven of his party's MLAs in the national Capital have been offered Rs 10 crore each to join the saffron party.
However, the BJP rubbished the claim terming it "bizarre allegation" and a "desperate bid to gain attention". "The AAP is baffled as it is loosing the elections and its leaders are trying desperately to gain attention by making bizarre allegations," said Delhi BJP media head Ashok Goyal, adding that Arvind Kejriwal is not being able to stop the rebellion of AAP MLAs and is dragging BJP's name in their internal problems.
Sisodia alleged the BJP had earlier too tried to "buy" AAP MLAs and they were given appropriate response by the public, and claimed that this time also they will get a befitting reply.
"Fearing defeat in Delhi, BJP has offered seven Crore each to seven of AAP MLAs. Modi jee, do you want to contest election by indulging in hourse- trading? This does not suit you," he tweeted in Hindi.
"Since the BJP does not have any development issue to raise, it has now come down to indulging in horse trading by attempting to buy seven of our MLAs at Rs 10 crore each," he said.
Sisodia also hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his comment that 40 Trinamool Congress MLAs in West Bengal are in touch with him and will desert their party once the BJP wins the general elections.
"It does not suit the prime minister to make such comments. He (Modi) should realise that India is a democratic country and he is here because of democracy," the AAP leader said, alleging the BJP is trying to do the same thing in Delhi.