Conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar Claims He Gave Rs 60 Crore To AAP, Probe Likely

Earlier, the party leaders had dismissed Chandrashekhar’s charges saying he was speaking like a BJP spokesperson and that he would join the party after coming out of jail.

Sukesh Chandrasekhar appears before Delhi court in connection with a money laundering case on Tuesday.

Source : PTI

New Delhi: Conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar on Tuesday reiterated that he gave Rs 60 crore to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), his lawyer Anant Malik said. Chandrashekhar, who is currently in jail, is facing several corruption cases. He arrived at the Patiala House Court today in connection with the Rs 200 crore money laundering case.

Malik said, "Today Sukesh Chandrashekhar alleged that he gave Rs 60 crores to AAP. A high-powered committee took his statement & the committee has given its recommendations & held that allegations are serious & a probe should be done," ANI reported.

#WATCH | Today Sukesh Chandrashekhar alleged that he gave Rs 60 crores to AAP. A high-powered committee took his statement & the committee has given its recommendations & held that allegations are serious & a probe should be done: Adv Anant Malik lawyer of Sukesh Chandrashekhar pic.twitter.com/qsS9Whav5D

— ANI (@ANI) December 20, 2022

On Friday, Chandrashekhar in a statement to a committee constituted by LG VK Saxena reiterated his charge of paying money to AAP minister Satyendar Jain for protection in jail and getting a Rajya Sabha berth, news agency PTI reported.

Earlier, the party leaders had dismissed Chandrashekhar’s charges saying he was speaking like a BJP spokesperson and that he would join the party after coming out of jail.

The three-member committee headed by the principal secretary (Home) of Delhi government was constituted to inquire into the allegations made by Chandrashekhar against AAP leaders, including Jain, who is in Tihar jail in a money laundering case registered by the Enforcement Directorate.

The committee members met Chandrashekhar in Mandoli jail and recorded his statement on November 14-15, PTI reported.

As per a report submitted by the committee, Chandrashekhar reiterated his charge of giving Rs 60 crore to Satyendar Jain – Rs 50 crore for securing a Rajya Sabha seat from AAP and Rs 10 crore as “protection money.” He has also claimed to have paid Rs 12.50 crore to the then Director General (Prison), Sandeep Goel, it said.

“He told the committee that he had all the Whatsapp chats between him and Jain confirming amount of money, its time of delivery and location, and he would provide this evidence if needed by probe agencies,” PTI reported.

The report said that Chandrashekhar told the committee that he was introduced to Jain by a real estate developer based in Chennai and Bengaluru in 2015. 

(With inputs from agencies)