The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Saturday said that assertions of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) selling tickets for the forthcoming Assembly elections in Punjab had come true with senior leader HS Phoolka trying to distance himself from this trade.
In a statement issued here, SAD general secretary Daljit Singh Cheema said it was clear from Phoolka's statement that some elements in AAP were indulging in malpractices.
He said that Phoolka had tried to distance himself from this sordid trade by asking ticket seekers not to come to his door.
He however said try as he might, Phoolka could not absolve himself from blame on this score. "You are closest to the outsider elements of AAP who are being accused of collecting money from gullible Punjabis. If you are truly sincere and have no role in ticket distribution you should expose such elements and save Punjabis from being duped", he added.
"If you really want to be different and want to be seen as such you should tell Punjabis your stand on core issues which concern them. You should tell them why you did not raise your voice when your party president Arvind Kejriwal betrayed the farmers of Punjab on the issue of the SYl canal,” said he.
The Akali spokesman said the video was also reflective of the autocratic rule in AAP in which Punjab leaders did not have any say.
He said AAP leaders from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar were calling the shots in the Punjab unit of the party and people like Phoolka had no option but to vent their frustration through such videos.