Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva on Sunday said that the party will soon request the Election Commission to legally verify the sources of funds for candidates claiming to raise money through crowd funding and present these details before the public prior to voting following Chief Minister and Kalkaji candidate Atishi urging people to donate for her election campaign through an online link.
Sachdeva stated that the AAP, which has been contesting elections since 2013, is now participating in its ninth election. “Suddenly, the narrative being pushed by AAP leaders about raising election funds through crowdfunding has left the people of Delhi surprised. The public is wondering if this crowdfunding is a way to disguise the money saved from the liquor scam and the Goa election scandal, or if it’s a ploy to convert money extorted through pressure on industrialists and officials in Punjab into political donations,” he alleged.
He added, “It is highly suspicious that first Manish Sisodia, then Durgesh Pathak, and now Chief Minister Atishi are claiming to raise election funds through crowdfunding. Sisodia is accused in the liquor scam, and reports revealed that a significant portion of the funds from the liquor scam was utilized in the Goa elections, where first Durgesh Pathak and later Atishi served as the election in-charges for AAP.”