The Congress on Monday accused the BJP of betraying the trust of the people by trying to poach AAP MlAs and vowed to take the issue to the streets of the city and expose BJP’s attempt to form a Government in Delhi by foul means.
The party claimed the “absolute naked power hungry face of the BJP was now exposed” and it clearly shows that the BJP is forming the Government simply by purchasing MlAs. “We expect the the Supreme Court to take cognisance of the matter. We also hope that keeping in view this incident, the court will order for fresh elections in Delhi after the dissolution of the Assembly,” AICC general secretary Ajay Maken said. The court will be hearing a petition of AAP, for holding fresh polls in Delhi, on Tuesday.
Maken said that the court should take cognisance of the tape of the purported sting operation in which AAP MlA from Sangam Vihar Dinesh Mohania was allegedly offered Rs four crore by Delhi BJP Vice President Sher Singh Dagar to switch sides. BJP and Dagar have rejected the allegations.
The Congress, on the other hand, demanded that the Delhi Assembly be dissolved and fresh elections be held as soon as possible. “We will come on streets to fight it out if the BJP tries to form a Government in this manner through horse trading. We will not allow BJP to form a government through horse-trading ...This is betrayal with people. There cannot be a bigger attack on democratic values,” he said.
Party spokesperson Sandip Dikshit said that the sting operation showed the “absolute naked power hungry face of the BJP. It is disgusting. “We have been hearing this kind of thing for a while. I am not at all surprised with what Arind Kejriwal showed today morning...We condemn it in all possible means. Authorities, whatever, must take cognisance of it,” he said.
The Congress spokesperson also tried to link the incident with a number of his party leaders joining the BJP on the eve of lok Sabha elections.