AAP released this video today; NDTV cannot verify authenticity
The Aam Aadmi Party has allegedly an entire shelf of hidden camera recordings that show its legislators being offered cash by the BJP to help it form the government in Delhi.
'Yes, we do have recordings,' said Aam Aadmi leader Saurabh Bharadwaj on NDTV's show
Agenda. "We will release them but the leadership has to promise that they will take action on the basis of that," he added. (
AAP Claims 'Sting' Caught BJP Leaders Trying to 'Buy' Legislator)
The claim of multiple stings was made on a day when the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) released a video showing its legislator, Dinesh Mohaniya, meeting senior BJP leader Sher Singh Dagar at his home on Sunday. AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal said that four crores were offered to Mr Mohaniya to defect to the BJP. Mr Dagar did not deny the meeting, but he said the video is wrong on two counts: he says he offered no cash, and that it was the AAP leader who sought the consultation, and not the other way around.
The BJP has dismissed the video as inauthentic, but said that if the meeting had taken place, it was not a party-sanctioned conferral. 'It is just talk between friends," said BJP leader Anil Shah to NDTV, "I can tell you that 2-3 AAP people were saying they will support us."
The Delhi unit of the BJP has sought an explanation from Mr Dagar. A statement issued by the party said: "BJP Delhi president Satish Upadhyay has sought an explanation from party vice president Sher Singh Dagar on the basis of media reports indicating his involvement in talks with an AAP MLA."
AAP wants the Supreme Court to order new elections for Delhi, which has been under central rule since February, when Mr Kejriwal quit office, ending the 49-day term of his minority government. His party came to power after the BJP said that though it had won the most seats, it was not entitled to form the government because it did not have a majority.
The party has since changed its mind and now says it will consider whether to take a shot at proving it has the numbers to form the government. With help from an ally, it has 29 law-makers; it needs five more. AAP accuses the BJP of trying to cover the gap by offering bribes.
The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear the case tomorrow.