Kapil Mishra addresses the media at Rajghat on Sunday morning, further targeting Arvind Kejriwal and Satyendar Jain Kapil Mishra addresses the media at Rajghat on Sunday morning, further targeting Arvind Kejriwal and Satyendar Jain

Stepping up his attack against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, sacked water resources minister Kapil Mishra on Monday levelled fresh allegations against him, claiming that Health Minister Satyendar Jain helped settle land deals worth Rs 50 crore for his brother-in-law. Mishra claimed that sitting in the chief minister’s chair has changed Kejriwal and that he was not the same anti-corruption crusader as before. “The Arvind Kejriwal we have worshiped and prayed for is not the same man today. The post of chief minister has changed him. I want to ask him one thing, will he leave the post after Satyendar Jain goes to jail?” Mishra said.

Speaking for the first time on the corruption charge against him, Jain claimed that he wasn’t even present at the chief minister’s residence on the night Mishra purportedly saw him giving Rs 2 crore to Kejriwal. “There is a limit to lying. I wasn’t present at CM’s residence on 5 May, Friday and I can prove it in many ways,” Jain was quoted by ANI as saying. Jain demanded Mishra to substantiate his allegations with evidence. “He has lost mental balance & making baseless allegations. Show us papers or proof if its true?” Jain said.

Mishra also directed his attack at the AAP leadership for alleging that he was acting hand in glove with the BJP. “If anyone within the AAP had attacked the BJP on issues such as Kashmir, it was me. I will never join the BJP, I am not even in talks with any BJP leaders. Try putting forth evidence of any links between us. If I raise doubts you call me an BJP agent. What about those who raise questions against corruption, are they all BJP agents?” said Mishra.

The sacked AAP minister also dared the party to expel him. “I will never leave AAP, they have convened a PAC meeting today. Try removing me from the party. I will never allow you kick me out of the party based on closed door discussions,” he said.

Mishra also claimed that he has been receiving death threats on phone after his number got leaked on Twitter. “I am getting threats as people have been sharing my number on Twitter. I am fighting against corruption, I will always fight for the truth,” he said.

Asking party volunteers from across the country to share evidence of any wrongdoing, Mishra released the email id, letuscleanaap@gmail.com. “I am getting calls from around the country from people complaining of corruption. Volunteers from US, Canada, Europe, Delhi to Kanyakumari, whatever evidence you have against these people, send it to this mail id. I will go to the CBI, ACB and fight for you,” he said.

He said that he would be meeting CBI officials tomorrow at 11.30 and submit evidence against Kejriwal in a sealed cover.

Earlier, AAP leader Sanjay Singh claimed that Mishra was repeating the same allegations made by the BJP. “Whatever Mishra alleged about Kejriwal, they are same allegations made by the BJP in the past,” Singh said.

Coming out strongly against the BJP-led government at the Centre, Singh said there have been attempts to stifle the voice of the AAP. “Jawans are being beheaded at the border, Kashmir is under boil, Sukma is being ravaged by Maoists and the BJP’s sole agenda is to finish the AAP,” Singh said.

Kapil Mishra was sacked on Saturday evening from the Delhi cabinet. This was after AAP suffered a massive defeat in the MCD elections in Delhi. Since then, Kapil Mishra has leveled corruption charges agianst Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and Delhi health minister Satyendar Jain.

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