New Delhi: Raising questions over disclosures made by AAP leaders Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia in their election affidavits, BJP on Saturday asked the former Delhi chief minister to explain his income in the Covid year.
BJP also sought a reply from Sisodia, the former deputy chief minister, over an education loan worth Rs 1.5 crore taken from three private individuals.
AAP said BJP must reveal the sources behind the “massive” surge in wealth of its New Delhi candidate Parvesh Verma.
Addressing a press conference, Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva said it was fine for anyone to take an education loan for their children. “But Sisodia should tell us why he did not take the loan from any bank or financial institution and who were the individuals who gave him the money,” Sachdeva said. He added that BJP will approach agencies for probing the loans.
“The loan of Rs 1.5 crore was pooled by three individuals, who gave Rs 86 lakh, Rs 58 lakh, and Rs 10 lakh. It seems to indicate potential manipulation… and this happened during the contentious liquor policy era, which is unusual,” he said.
Sachdeva said BJP raised questions two days ago about how the former chief minister’s tax returns showed an income lower than his basic salary “but in the Covid year when the liquor policy was being made, it surged 40 times”.
AAP said in a statement that the allegations explain BJP’s “desperation”. “Arvind Kejriwal, a three-time chief minister and a former IRS officer, stands as a symbol of simplicity and integrity. He doesn’t own a house or a car in Delhi, just has Rs 50,000 in cash, and barely Rs 3 lakh in the bank. In stark contrast, former BJP MP Parvesh Verma’s wealth totals Rs 89 crore — 27 times more than Kejriwal’s. He owns luxury cars, and his family’s assets exceed Rs 100 crore, with his wealth surging by an astonishing 2600% in just five years,” AAP said.
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