The arrest of sacked AAP minister, Sandeep Kumar, gave enough ammunition to the Opposing parties in the capital to attack Arvind Kejriwal and his party.
The arrest of sacked AAP minister, Sandeep Kumar, gave enough ammunition to the Opposing parties in the capital to attack Arvind Kejriwal and his party.
The Delhi Congress and women wing of the party alleged that the Delhi chief minister and his party has been exposed after the ex- minister’s CD controversy and the following arrest.
The party questioned whether the CM would now initiate action against his party colleague Ashutosh over his comparison of Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru with the tainted leader.
All India Mahila Congress president Shobha Oza said that it was very shameful that the real face of the AAP, which used to talk about moral values, is coming in front of everyone.
“But it is more shameful that a senior leader of this party, Ashutosh, while defending Sandeep Kumar humiliated the father of the nation. Mr Kejriwal must answer what action he is going to taking against him,” Ms Oza said.
Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) leader R. P. Singh while describing the AAP leaders as ‘opportunists’ also demanded action against Ashutosh.
“When one includes people with pervert mindsets in the Cabinet, these things will happen. Kejriwal needs to answer everyone. The incident shows this is a gang of opportunists, who have come together to use power for their personal objectives whether it is sexual desire or corruption,” he said.
Defending his sacked colleague, Ashutosh had earlier said in a blog, “Indian history is full of examples of our leaders and heroes who had lived with their desires beyond social boundaries.”
Ashutosh also went on to question the intentions of some television news channels that aired the footage of the alleged sex tape. He also pondered why India, as a country, never questioned “its leaders about what they do or have done in their private moments”.
The AAP, however, later distanced itself from Ashutosh’s views. “In AAP, there is zero tolerance on any charge about character, corruption and crime,” said deputy CM Manish Sisodia. The Delhi police had registered an FIR against Kumar after which he was arrested late in the evening. The action came after the woman, who featured in the sex CD, turned up at the Sultanpuri police station and accused the ex-AAP minister of raping her.
