Aam Aam Party legislator Dharmender Koli
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal today disapproved of the celebrations during a victory procession taken out by one of his newly-elected legislators, who has been booked for misbehaving with a Congress leader's wife.
Dharmender Koli from the AAP has been accused by the man he defeated, Congressman Veer Singh Dhingan, of entering his house and misbehaving with the Congress leader's wife during a victory procession on Sunday.
"He did not misbehave with anyone. He was burning crackers during the victory procession. We disapprove of that and have already warned him. But the allegations against him are false," AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal said today.
In the recent elections in the capital, the AAP made a smashing electoral debut, winning 40 per cent of Delhi's seats, and forcing the incumbent Congress to third place.
Mr Koli was elected to the Delhi legislature from the Seemapuri constituency in north-east Delhi, which had elected Mr Dhingra three times in the past.
"There are many corruption cases against Veer Singh," said AAP leader Manish Sisodia, asserting that the charges against his colleague are baseless.
Mr Koli said, "I will file a defamation case against them. I was busy throughout the day in the procession. Our procession passed through Seemapuri, Gopulpuri and other parts of the constituency. I was in an open jeep and did not get time to get out of it. How can I do such things? It is an attempt to malign my image."
Mr Koli's sister, Santosh, had originally been selected as the AAP candidate from the Seemapuri constituency earlier. But she died in August in a road accident soon after; the AAP has said she was murdered.
The AAP has 28 of Delhi's 70 seats. The BJP has 31, not enough to form the government. The AAP has said it will not partner with or provide external support to the BJP; it has said it would rather serve as the opposition or contest a new election. The Lieutenant Governor, Najeeb Jung, will have to decide what happens next for the city.