Month: September 2024

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) councillor Ramchandra has accused BJP leaders of kidnapping him and threatening him with investigations by the CBI and ED. The incident took place today, just days after Ramchandra briefly left AAP to join the BJP, only to return to his original party four days later. According to Ramchandra, a group of five or six men arrived at his home in the morning. They allegedly forced him into a car and took him to the BJP office, where they threatened him with investigations by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED). "My leaders contacted the police commissioner, and they helped secure my release," he told reporters. Ramchandra emphasized that he remains loyal to AAP and its leader, Arvind Kejriwal, stating, "I am not scared of CBI and ED. I am a true soldier of Arvind Kejriwal." However, the Delhi BJP has denied any involvement in the incident. Praveen Shankar Kapoor, the party’s media in-charge, refuted the allegations, stating, "Councillor Ramchandra is not in your party. We have nothing to do with this, but it is certain that he is sitting in his house, and you people are spreading rumors." Senior AAP leader Manish Sisodia also weighed in on the situation, claiming that BJP goons had threatened and kidnapped Ramchandra because he refused to be intimidated by the CBI and ED. This allegation followed a video posted by AAP colleague Sanjay Singh, in which Ramchandra’s son, Akash, claimed that his father had been abducted from his office by a local BJP leader and his aides. https://twitter.com/SanjayAzadSln/status/1830153519204012197?ref_srctwsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1830153519204012197%7Ctwgr%5E77d110aa47f76f3c8de012b9016ad9cbadc37739%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_urlhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.ndtv.com%2Findia-news%2Faap-says-party-councillor-kidnapped-sensationalism-scoffs-bjp-6466220 AAP quickly held a press conference to address the allegations, with leader Dilip Pandey stating, "I am searching for him on the road; his phone is switched off." The party also noted that they contacted the Shahbad Dairy police station, where the station house officer confirmed that no kidnapping case had been registered. The incident has sparked controversy in Delhi, with AAP accusing the BJP of open hooliganism and threatening its members with central investigative agencies. The situation remains tense, and further developments are expected.