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War of words between BJP and AAP turns

nasty as Kejriwal eyes Gujarat elections

Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema said that the Congress has surrendered before

the BJP and only the Aam Aadmi Party can compete with it

OUR BUREAU to BJP. Only AAP can compete with
it as we have been able to make their
New Delhi/Ahmedabad Operation Lotus fail in Punjab when
A they tried to lure AAP leaders here,”
group of retired bureaucrats
on Thursday wrote to the
Cheema said while addressing a press
Election Commission of India
and sought action against Delhi Chief conference in Chandigarh. Eight
Goa Congress MLAs - former Chief
Minister Arvind Kejriwal and initiate Minister Digambar Kamat, Leader
proceedings to withdraw the recogni- of Opposition Michael Lobo, Delilah
tion of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for Lobo, Rajesh Phaldesai, Kedar Naik,
alleged violation of the code of con- Sankalp Amonkar, Aleixo Sequeira
duct by inducing public servants to and Rudolf Fernandes - joined the
work for his party in Gujarat. BJP on Wednesday after meeting
Chief Minister Pramod Sawant at the
Former Karnataka Additional Goa Assembly complex.
Cheema alleged that the BJP
Chief Secretary, M Madan Go- Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia at an event in New Delhi on Thursday (ANI) lures the leaders from other parties
pal said that a group of retired under its Operation Lotus and forms
governments by horse-trading in
bureaucrats wrote to Election the states by purchasing the MLAs

Commission over the matter cit- where people refuse to accept their
ideology.
ing a violation of section 1A of Also, Arvind Kejriwal on Tues-
the election symbols (reserva- day attacked BJP in poll-bound Guja-
rat and alleged that the party is trying
tion and allotment) order by AAP. to make Congress interim president
Sonia Gandhi as the “Prime Minis-
He said, “Whatever he (Kejri- ter through the backdoor” and “suc-
wal) spoke in Rajkot during a press cessor” to Prime Minister Narendra
conference was very wrong. We who Modi.
believe in Constitution got disturbed. Kejriwal was responding to a
Such an unbalanced and controver- question about BJP leaders stating
sial statement that too from a chief that social activist Medha Patkar
minister of a state (is not expected).” would be AAP’s chief ministerial
Gopal said Arvind Kejriwal had Delhi BJP MLAs protest outside Arvind Kejriwal’s residence in Delhi on Thursday (ANI) candidate in the Gujarat assembly
been a government official and is polls. “I have heard that BJP will
much aware of the “Dos and Don’ts”. ence which claims to show proof of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal-led make Sonia Gandhi as the PM candi-
Being an ex-government official, he AAP’s complicity in the alleged Del- Delhi Cabinet in the middle of the date after PM Modi. Ask them what
said speaking irresponsibly in a press hi liquor scam. deadly Delta Covid-19 pandemic in they have to say on this. Ask them
conference is very wrong. The sting aired by BJP claims 2021. The Delhi government’s ver- that Kejriwal has alleged that you are
Earlier, Bharatiya Janata Party that “total amount of Rs 100 cr was sion is that the policy was formulated going to make Sonia Gandhi PM can-
on Thursday released a sting oper- given by liquor giants to AAP in cash, to ensure the generation of optimum didate and the successor to PM Modi
ation showing the alleged corrup- to be used for elections in Goa or revenue, eradicate the sale of spuri- at the national level. What do they
tion by Delhi’s AAP government in Punjab.” ous liquor or non-duty paid liquor in have to say on this? The BJP is trying
“handing over contracts for liquor Sting aired by BJP claims AAP’s Delhi, besides improving user expe- to make Sonia Gandhi the PM of the
licenses” under the excise policy in- policy killed small retailers and only rience. country through the backdoor. Ask
troduced by Chief Minister Arvind let giants live. Meanwhile, reacting to the eight them this question,” Kejriwal said.
Kejriwal. The sting aired by BJP further Congress MLAs joining the Bharati- The BJP has sought to make
Addressing a press conference, claimed that while earlier commis- ya Janata Party in Goa on Wednes- Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA)
BJP Delhi unit chief Adesh Gupta sion for wholesaler or supplier was of day, Punjab Finance Minister Harpal founder Medha Patkar’s past ties
claimed that a total amount of Rs approximately 5 per cent and it was Singh Cheema said that the Congress with AAP a poll issue in Gujarat.
100 crore was given by liquor giants now made 12 per cent adding that has surrendered before the BJP and Party leaders have said that Patkar
to AAP in cash, to be used for elec- the same policy was applied in Pun- only the Aam Aadmi Party can com- opposed Narmada project and have
tions in Goa or Punjab. BJP aired a jab but at 10 per cent rather than 12. pete with it. talked of “renewed ties” between her
sting operation in their press confer- The excise policy was passed in “The Congress has surrendered and AAP.

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