New Delhi:

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal took a swipe on the BJP right this moment over “requests to join” the get together, amid a row linked to allegations by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief that the BJP has been attempting to poach their MLAs.

The Delhi Police’s Crime Branch has served discover to Mr Kejriwal and Delhi minister Atishi, asking them to present info on the allegations, provided that the statements recommended they had been “privy to certain information regarding commission of a cognisable offence”.

Mr Kejriwal, nevertheless, indicated his resistance to the BJP’s assault throughout a speech on the inauguration of a college constructing in Delhi’s Rohini.

“They can do whatever they want. Nothing will happen. I am not going to bow down to them. They say ‘come to BJP, we won’t trouble you’. No, not at all, I won’t join them. And what crime have we done that they need to pardon us?” Mr Kejriwal mentioned.

“We have been working to improve schools, hospitals, clinics, roads… What’s wrong in that?” he added.

#WATCH | On laying the inspiration stone of latest faculty buildings in Kirari, Rohini, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal says, “… They ask us to join BJP saying they’ll spare us. I said I would not join the BJP… We are doing nothing wrong.” pic.twitter.com/9Tfggh4P5M

— ANI (@ANI) February 4, 2024

Crime Branch officers served discover to Mr Kejriwal on Saturday, asking him to answer inside three days in a probe into his claims that the BJP tried to poach seven AAP MLAs. The discover to Atishi was served right this moment.

Delhi BJP chief Virendra Sachdeva mentioned Mr Kejriwal doesn’t need to be investigated and so has been giving excuses to keep away from his questioning. “Arvind Kejriwal is afraid of investigations by the probe agencies, that’s why he is lying. He wants to distract and trick the people of Delhi and that’s why he is dreaming about the things that will never happen,” Mr Sachdeva instructed information company PTI.

On January 27, Mr Kejriwal and Atishi had claimed the BJP was attempting to poach AAP MLAs by providing Rs 25 crore every and a ticket to contest subsequent 12 months’s meeting election.

The BJP refuted the allegations, calling them “false” and “baseless”, and dared the Chief Minister to present proof to again his claims. The police have approached senior AAP leaders in search of help with the names of the MLAs who had been approached by the BJP.

The Crime Branch has instructed Mr Kejriwal and Atishi to reply to the discover by February 5.

“An enquiry is being conducted by Crime Branch, Delhi Police, on a complaint received in respect of the allegations made by you that BJP has offered Rs 25 crore each to sitting MLAs of Aam Aadmi Party for leaving AAP and to join the BJP. These allegations were posted by you on X (formerly Twitter) on January 27,” the discover said.

“The plain reading of the said tweet indicates that you are privy to certain information regarding commission of a cognisable offence. Therefore, you are hereby requested to provide answers to the questionnaire enclosed herewith by February 5,” the discover said.