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(NK Sharma and Parambans Romana submit complaint to SSP)
(Say strict action should be taken in matter if true but if allegations prove to be false then all AAP mlas concerned as well as finance minister Harpal Cheema and others should be booked)
Chandigarh, September 17 :– The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) today asked the Chandigarh Police to seize mobile phones of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislators who have accused the BJP of offering them Rs 25 crore each to switch loyalties and subject them to forensic examination to probe the allegations threadbare.
Senior SAD leaders N K Sharma and Parambans Singh Romana today submitted a complaint to the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) stating allegations leveled by AAP that an attempt was made to purchase its legislators at the instance of home minister Amit Shah were very serious and needed to be probed thoroughly. “If the allegations are correct then cases should be registered against the BJP leaders or middlemen involved. However if they prove to be wrong, FIRs should be registered against all the AAP mlas as well as finance minister Harpal Cheema and other senior leaders who have made the bribery claims”.
Mr N K Sharma said since the calls and some of the incidents and press conferences were held in the city, the Chandigarh Police had every right to probe the matter. “One of the mlas’ Sheetal Anugral has also claimed that he was attacked and that a death threat had also been made to his person. This allegation should also be probed and the mla should be asked to disclose the time and place of attack as well as the specific death threat”.
Asserting that the issue also concerned the dignity of Punjabis, Mr Sharma said “an impression has been given that legislators of Punjab are ready to sell themselves to the BJP”. He said the allegations themselves were suspect as the BJP could not make its legislator the chief minister by purchasing ten or even more legislators. “There could be a conspiracy to rake this issue for political gain. The AAP seems bent on showing that while Congress legislators are saleable its legislators both in Delhi and Punjab are standing like a rock behind the party and have even rebuffed attempts to purchase their loyalty”.
Mr Sharma said AAP had done a similar drama in Delhi where it had raised the bogey of its legislators being purchased and then convened a special session of the State assembly to pass a vote of confidence in favour of the government. “The party could be readying itself to do the same drama in Punjab”, he added.
The SAD leader also asked the AAP government to give its assent for a high court monitored probe into the entire case. “The AAP government should not be afraid of requesting the high court to probe the case if it has nothing to hide in the matter”. He also appealed to Home minister Amit Shah to get the allegations that the latter’s name was used while trying to woo AAP legislators probed thoroughly. “It is not a matter about any particular party but a challenge to democracy and its very foundations”
