Prime Minister on a witch hunt against AAP: Kejriwal

How much is your share in benami properties seized from Mr. Jain’s aides, BJP asks AAP chief

The political tussle between AAP and the BJP over the arrest of senior AAP leader Satyendar Jain intensified on Tuesday with Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal alleging that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on a “witch-hunt against the Aam Aadmi Party”.

The BJP hit back by asking what proportion of the benami properties, worth crores of rupees allegedly seized from Mr. Jain’s aides, belonged to Mr. Kejriwal.

“The Prime Minister, with all his might, is set on a witch-hunt against the Aam Aadmi Party. We are seeing vicious campaigns, especially against the governments of Delhi and Punjab. Lies are being spread. Mr. Modi may have the muscle of all his agencies but God is with us,” Mr. Kejriwal said.

Mr. Kejriwal also kept up his attacks on the BJP on the issue of Kashmiri Pandits. “I have sought an appointment with the Union Home Minister to discuss the continuing massacre of Kashmiri Pandits,” he said. 

The AAP chief’s attack came after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday said it had seized 133 gold coins weighing a total of 1.80 kilos and ₹2.85 crore in cash during the searches conducted in connection with the money laundering probe against Mr. Jain and others.

BJP’s counter-attack

In the context of Mr. Kejriwal’s statement that he had seen all the files pertaining to Mr. Jain’s case and had not found anything wrong, Delhi BJP  chief Adesh Gupta said, “If Mr. Jain is so honest, he should be given the Padma Shri. But in view of today’s raid, he should rather be given Param Bhrasht [Most Corrupt] award.”