Former Delhi Water Minister Kapil Mishra was on Monday suspended from the primary membership of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) after he accused Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal of taking a bribe of Rs 2 crore from Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain.
Mishra had made shocking allegations against Kejriwal on Sunday, May 7, accusing him of taking Rs. 2 crore from Jain. He also alleged that Jain has settled land deals worth Rs. 50 crore for "Arvind Kejriwal's relatives." When he asked the Delhi CM about the money he took from Jain, Kejriwal said a lot of things "happen" in politics that "cannot be explained," he further alleged.
At a press conference on Monday evening, Mishra had even dared the Political Affairs Committee (PAC) to sack him from the party. "I will not leave the Aam Aadmi Party. AAP will have a Political Affairs Committee meeting tonight at 7 pm. I dare them to sack me from AAP. I have been given death threats by people who stay close to Kejriwal," Mishra said.
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The former water minister had also said on Sunday that he will not quit AAP. He said: "I am one of the co-founders of the party. I will not leave the party and no one has the right to remove me from the party."
