New Delhi, Sep 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Delhi BJP announced plans to hold a protest on Saturday outside the office of Aam Aadmi Party’s Trilokpuri municipal councillor Vijay Kumar, who is facing allegations of financial fraud and abetment of suicide of a civic worker.
A day after Delhi BJP President Harsh Malhotra pointed to the registration of an FIR against Vijay Kumar, the ruling party’s spokesperson Praveen Shankar Kapoor said that on Saturday the BJP Mahila Morcha will hold a protest outside the office of the AAP councillor and demand his resignation.
Accusing AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal and Delhi Convenor Saurabh Bharadwaj of trying to shield the guilty, Kapoor said that despite the matter being raised by Delhi BJP President Malhotra, the AAP leadership has taken no action against its municipal councillor so far.
This protest is not merely against an individual councillor but against the political silence in which an elected representative facing serious allegations is allegedly being shielded from accountability, Kapoor said.
He said that if Councillor Vijay Kumar does not resign on Saturday and the Aam Aadmi Party takes no action against him, the Delhi BJP will protest outside the Aam Aadmi Party office on Ferozeshah Road on Sunday.
He said the silence of the Aam Aadmi Party despite the serious emotional and financial crisis facing the family of the deceased employee is deeply concerning.
Kapoor said that Kejriwal and Bhardwaj will have to answer the people of Delhi whether the AAP stands with its councillor Vijay Kumar or stands for impartial action to ensure justice for the deceased sanitation worker and his family.
Kapoor said Vijay Kumar must explain the moral basis for continuing in his position and ensure a fair, impartial investigation into the entire matter.
On Thursday, Delhi BJP chief Malhotra said that this tragic incident has exposed the double standards and dark face of the AAP.
Malhotra said Municipal Corporation sanitation worker Deepak had worked in the Trilokpuri Ward for several years and wanted to build a house for his family. He had sought help from AAP Councillor Vijay Kumar.
Around a year ago, AAP Councillor Vijay Kumar allegedly showed the late Deepak dreams of owning a house and arranged a Rs 15 lakh loan, which was transferred into his own account.
He also took possession of Deepak's signed bank cheque book. Using these signed cheques, the Councillor allegedly withdrew Deepak's salary every month for the past 9–10 months.
Deepak had been asking Councillor Vijay Kumar for several months either to arrange the house or return his money. However, the Councillor allegedly started threatening to get him transferred and also demanded a 25 per cent commission, or Rs 25,000 per lakh, said the Delhi BJP chief.
Source: IANS
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