‘Brokers’ trying to buy AAP MLAs in Delhi, alleges Sisodia

New Delhi 

Senior Aaam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Delhi’s Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Saturday alleged that brokers “working” for the BJP were plotting to buy 43 Delhi MLAs from his party and demanded that Home Minister Amit Shah be arrested for this after interrogation.

The State unit of the BJP refused to comment on this saying it was a national issue.

At a press conference here he played an audio clip and said, “If the ‘Shah’ being referred to in the audio is Amit Shah, India’s Home Minister, then it is a grave threat for the entire nation. This incident should first be investigated by the ED (Enforcement Directorate) and Amit Shah should be arrested immediately for interrogation.” 

Mr. Sisodia alleged that in the voice clip three alleged brokers of the BJP could also be heard conspiring to buy four MLAs of the Telangana Rashtriya Samiti for ₹100 crore. 

He further said that it needed to be investigated as to where the ₹1,075 crore to buy 43 MLAs of Delhi have been kept hidden and whose money it was. 

“In Delhi the BJP had tried to lure AAP MLAs into breaking away from the party, but they came together to expose the ‘Operation Lotus’. They had tried this with me as well. These brokers are also heard saying in this audio clip that they are operating in Delhi in the same way as they are in Telangana,” Mr. Sisodia said. 

He said that it should also be investigated whether ‘Santosh ji’ and ‘Shah ji’ referred in the clip are BJP leader B.L. Santosh and Mr. Shah.

“BJP’s ‘Operation Lotus’ has successfully toppled eight State governments but it has failed in Delhi and Punjab and has now been exposed in Telangana,” Mr. Sisodia said.