The BJP MPs on Wednesday demanded forensic investigation of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s accusation that `20 crore per MLA was offered by the BJP to destablise his Government in the national Capital.
The BJP MPs also demanded lie detector tests for Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs who claimed to have been offered `20 crore. All seven MPs have also written a letter to Delhi Lieutenant- Governor VK Saxena urging him to order a probe by agencies to look into the allegations of the AAP leaders.
BJP MPs Manoj Tiwari, Ramesh Bidhuri, Hans Raj Hans and Parvesh Verma alleged that the AAP is doing a "drama" of being an "anti-corruption" party and the investigation will "expose" them. "Since they have claimed that the BJP has offered them money up to `20 crore, it is a matter of forensic investigation. Why are they not revealing the names of those who called them? Why no legal action has been taken against those making poaching attempts? We have taken the allegations of Arvind Kejriwal gang seriously, and therefore we have written a letter to the Lieutenant- Governor. We have demanded a forensic investigation," Tiwari said.
Tiwari said, “Manish Sisodia whose phone was seized by the CBI, claimed that he got a call on his personal number and was asked to switch sides. What time did he get the call? What’s the number? They are busy misleading the people of Delhi. We want a forensic investigation.”
The former Delhi BJP president claimed that AAP leaders have been constantly changing their statements on the Excise Policy issue. Parvesh Sahib Singh also called for a "lie detector test" for the AAP MLAs so the probe can "expose their drama.” “The AAP Government claimed to have the best education model in the world, but their children are not taking advantage of it.They also have the best health model in the world, but their families, MLAs, MPs do not take advantage of it," he added.
Taking a dig at Kejriwal, Verma said the CM doesn’t trust his own MLAs.They have 62 MLAs and still he called for a trust vote. This is nothing but a drama by the CM to divert the public’s attention from the scams in liquor and education,” Verma said.
South Delhi MP Ramesh Bidhuri said offering a bribe to an elected representative is a punishable offence. “The AAP should share the names of people who approached their MLAs and offered them money to join the BJP. A FIR should be registered against such people,” he said.