AAP suspends Kapil Mishra from primary membership over Kejriwal allegations
AAP suspended Kapil Mishra from party's primary membership amid corruption allegations he levelled against Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal
New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) political affairs committee on Monday suspended Kapil Mishra from the party’s primary membership, amid corruption allegations he levelled against Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal.
“(Kapil) Mishra has been suspended from the party’s primary membership," a person present in the ongoing PAC meeting that was chaired by Kejriwal.
“The truth will win. This will start with a special session of the Delhi assembly tomorrow," Kejriwal wrote on Twitter after the meeting.
The decision comes a day after Mishra levelled corruption allegations that Kejriwal had taken Rs2 crore in cash from Delhi minister Satyendar Jain. Mishra was removed from the post of water minister on 6 May.
Earlier on Monday, Mishra had dared the party to sack him even as he fired a fresh salvo at Kejriwal, alleging that a Rs50 crore deal was made for the AAP chief’s brother-in-law. He also submitted documents to the Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) against Kejriwal in connection with the water tanker scam and said he has sought an appointment with the CBI on Tuesday to register a complaint.
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Mishra has alleged that he is eyewitness to health and public works department minister Satyendar Jain handing over Rs2 crore to Kejriwal.
Mishra became the fourth AAP minister to be sacked after Jitendra Singh Tomar, Asim Ahmed Khan and Sandeep Kumar, since the AAP stormed to power in 2015.
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