A team of Delhi Police Crime Branch officials arrived at the residence of Delhi Minister Atishi on Sunday morning to serve a notice in connection with Aam Aadmi Party's 'poaching' allegation against the BJP. Sources told ANI that Atishi directed her camp office officials to receive notice from the officials.
This comes after Delhi Chief Minister and AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal was also served a notice by the crime branch officials over the claim that the BJP attempted to poach seven AAP MLAs. He has been asked to reply to the notice within three days.was given.
Reacting to the development, BJP MP Parvesh Verma says, "This is not the first time that Arvind Kejriwal has made such an allegation against BJP...Whenever any of their MPs or leaders are about to go to jail or get caught in some corruption, they try to divert people's attention... They never gave any details. This time our party lodged a complaint with the Delhi Police Commissioner. We cannot continue to tolerate these allegations levelled against us by the Delhi Chief Minister... Now, when Delhi Police went to his house to serve notice, he ran away."
A Delhi Police officer told PTI, "We have served the notice on him (Kejriwal). He can give the reply in three days in a written form." The Crime Branch has asked Kejriwal to reveal the names of AAP MLAs who were claimed to have been approached by the BJP.
Sharing a video of some police officials at his house, Kejriwal wrote on X, "It's their duty to stop crime in Delhi but they are being made to indulge in drama. That is why crime is rising in Delhi."