AAP MLA Asim Ahmed Khan, who was sacked from the Delhi Cabinet last year on charges of corruption, today alleged that he and his family are facing "death threats".
AAP MLA Asim Ahmed Khan, who was sacked from the Delhi Cabinet last year on charges of corruption, today alleged that he and his family are facing "death threats" from Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and some of his partymen. The Matia Mahal legislator's allegation comes a day after the AAP chief in a video message made a sensational claim that Prime Minister Narendra Modi may "get me killed" in the wake of "unprecedented crackdown" by the BJP government.
"For 9-10 months I have been facing death threats and even my family is at risk... Kejriwal and some of his partymen are hatching a conspiracy to get me killed," Khan alleged at a press conference here. The former Food and Civil Supplies and Environment Minister was sacked by Kejriwal last October for allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 6 lakh to allow the construction of a building in his constituency. "I have been issued death threats over phone and also in person. I have already filed complaints with the police. I had even written a letter on May 2 to Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh telling my case and also sent it to the LG," he claimed.
"Through this press conference, I would also like to request to the Home Minister to provide security to me and my family," he said. He also distributed copies of the 'letter' to the media.
The sacked MLA also claimed that "I have in my possession some of the audio and video recordings on the Kejriwal government, and I will soon make those evidences public, and expose the real face of Kejriwal."
Asked whether the party will take any action against him, AAP spokesperson Deepak Bajpai said, "He was sacked from the cabinet and the case was forwarded to the CBI. Can any action be bigger than that?"
Reacting to the allegations made by Khan, Bajpai mockingly said, "He has chosen a good season to come up with these baseless charges and I am sure the police will not waste a minute in making yet another arrest. But we hope Modiji will act first on the CBI complaint made by us against him."
Badal slams Kejriwal’s ‘undignified remarks’
Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today strongly condemned Arvind Kejriwal's "undignified remarks" against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said the AAP leader's utterances were outcome of political desperation due to daily exposure of his party and partymen. "This is politics of stuntman-ship at its lowest and it does not behove a person holding the Chief Minister's office," said Badal.
The Chief Minister asked Kejriwal to stop reducing politics to "cheap", "street theatre" and to return to politics of development and service to the people. "We are here to perform our fundamental tasks of serving the people and not to indulge in theatrical tactics and tantrums. We must be serious and responsible in our approach in the discharge of responsibilities given to us by the people," said Badal in his statement.
The Chief Minister said, "It is worrying how Kejriwal's statements and actions are inflicting serious damage to India's image throughout the world".
"He is treating the world's largest democracy as a joke and is making our country and our democracy the butts of international ridicule," Badal said. "You must not allow your megalomania to drive you to make reckless remarks about a popularly elected Prime Minister of the country.
"These utterly reckless remarks amount to insulting millions and millions of people in this country who have repeatedly reposed their faith and confidence in Modi, first as Chief Minister of Gujarat and later as Prime Minister," Badal said.
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