New Delhi: Union minister and former Delhi BJP president Vijay Goel on Monday alleged that the AAP convened a meeting of over 300 imams in the Chandni Chowk area and asked them to campaign for the party as its government had raised their salaries.
He claimed the meeting took place on Saturday and was attended by Delhi minister Imran Hussain and AAP MLAs Amanatullah Khan and Asim Ahmed.
According to Mr Goel, the party (AAP) told the Imams that its government had hiked their salary and therefore they should campaign in its favour.
“Later, a team of the EC and police raided the place of the meeting and collected evidence. I have also got a video clip as proof,” said Mr Goel.
He claimed that this is the reason people are deserting AAP.
“Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has moved away from the agenda of development and full statehood for Delhi and is resorting to the politics of slaps and religion,” Mr Goel said.
He pointed out that Mr Kejriwal got slapped after AAP East Delhi candidate Atishi Marlena asked people to “beat up the public representatives who do not work.”
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